TY - JOUR AU - Yoshida, Yilin AU - Scribner, Richard AU - Chen, Liwei AU - Broyles, Stephanie AU - Phillippi, Stephen AU - Tseng, Tung-Sung PY - 2017 TI - Role of Age and Acculturation in Diet Quality Among Mexican Americans - Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2012 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E59 VL - 14 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - Age and acculturation may play a role in diet quality among Mexican Americans. This study examined diet quality in Mexican Americans by age and whether acculturation influences diet quality across different age groups, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Diet quality, measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2010, improved with age except in categories of dairy, sodium, and refined grains. More acculturation was associated with lower scores in overall diet quality and categories of vegetables, fruits, and sodium and empty calories across almost all ages, but higher scores in grain categories, especially in younger groups. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables but low in fat and sodium should be promoted among more acculturated Mexican Americans, and whole-grain foods should be promoted among young but less acculturated Mexican Americans. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd14.170004 DO - 10.5888/pcd14.170004 ER -