Assessment of Dietary Intakes of Filipino-Americans: Implications for Food Frequency Questionnaire Design

• Published in: Journal of nutrition education and behavior Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 505 - 510
• Main Authors: Johnson-Kozlow, Marilyn, PhD, Matt, Georg E., PhD, Rock, Cheryl L., PhD, RD, de la Rosa, Ruth, MPH, Conway, Terry L., PhD, Romero, Romina A., MPH
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2011; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acculturation; Adult; Adults; Asian Americans; California; Diet; Diet - ethnology; Diet Surveys - methods; Eating Habits; Feeding Behavior - ethnology; Female; Filipino Americans; fish meat; Focus Groups; Food; food consumption; food frequency questionnaires; fruits; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Gender Differences; Health behavior; Humans; ingestion; Internal Medicine; Male; men; Middle Aged; Nutrition; nutrition assessment; Questionnaires; rice; Surveys and Questionnaires; Validity; vegetables; women; California; diet; Asian Americans; nutrition assessment; acculturation
• ISSN: 1499-4046; 1878-2620; 1708-8259
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.09.001

Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to describe food consumption practices of Filipino-American adults, to describe how they respond to a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) as a function of acculturation and sex, and to suggest modifications to the FFQ to improve dietary assessment among Filipino-Americans. Methods Twenty-one Filipino-American women and 14 Filipino-American men (aged 30-60 years) who varied on acculturation level were recruited from the general community of San Diego, California. Participants completed a focus group and rated the Fred Hutchinson Food Frequency Questionnaire. Results The most commonly eaten food items among Filipino-Americans were white rice, fish or meat, vegetables, and fruit. Most (76%) participants reported that the Fred Hutchinson Food Frequency Questionnaire lacked commonly eaten Filipino-American food. Conclusions and Implications Commonly consumed food, such as adobo , lumpia , and pansit , might be added to a revised FFQ; doing so may improve recall and face validity among Filipino-Americans.