The Role of Acculturation on Energy Intake and Expenditure among Exchange Students in Singapore
Acculturation presents challenges and changes that may influence health outcomes through energy intake and expenditure. Exchange students completed measures on physical activity, acculturation styles and food portion size selection. Correlation analysis showed that greater levels of integration sty...
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| Format: | Student Research Poster |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83723 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42828 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Acculturation presents challenges and changes that may influence health outcomes through energy intake and expenditure. Exchange students completed measures on physical activity, acculturation styles and food portion size selection. Correlation analysis showed that greater levels of integration style predicted higher physical activity. Hence, this highlight the importance of integration on the health related behaviours of exchange students. [3rd Award]-[Peer Assessment Review] |
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