Journal article
"I Come from a Black-Eyed Pea Background": The Incorporation of History into Women's Discussions of Diet and Health
Ecology of food and nutrition, v 51(1), pp 79-96
01 Jan 2012
PMID: 22292713
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Abstract
To promote healthy eating, it is important to understand how people conceptualize diet and factors shaping notions of particular foods and dietary patterns as healthy. We present data from eight focus groups exploring dietary issues among women aged 40-64. We analyze how women referenced their history and background in accounting for current diet. We highlight three emergent themes: (1) how we ate growing up; (2) what we eat where I come from; and (3) what my people see as healthy. We conclude that in these groups, nostalgic presentations of life-course experiences and personal identity were meaningful anchors for explaining current behaviors.
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- Title
- "I Come from a Black-Eyed Pea Background": The Incorporation of History into Women's Discussions of Diet and Health
- Creators
- Katherine Clegg Smith - Department of Health, Behavior and Society , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthElizabeth Edsall Kromm - Department of Health, Behavior and Society , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthNatasha Ann Brown - Department of Health, Behavior and Society , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthAnn Carroll Klassen - Department of Community Health and Prevention , Drexel University School of Public Health
- Publication Details
- Ecology of food and nutrition, v 51(1), pp 79-96
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000301742100005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84863393515
- Other Identifier
- 991014877945804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Nutrition & Dietetics