Dietary Change Among Hmong People and Cancer Risks
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Anthropology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Winifred L. Mitchell
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
The purpose of this research project is to investigate dietary changes among Hmong people in the United States. By this project, I compared dietary patterns of Hmong students at Minnesota State University Mankato and the typical American diet. This was to find out if this local population is engaging in the dietary changes that are associated with the accelerating breast cancer rate among general Hmong population in the United States. I Interviewed some of the subjects about their dietary patterns in the United States and their home countries to observe if there were any dietary changes in an individual's life span. I acquired general medical dietary data through library materials for comparison. This was to compare this population with other Hmong immigrants to the United States. Results suggest that this population may have increased risk of breast cancer due to their dietary change.
Dietary Change Among Hmong People and Cancer Risks
CSU
The purpose of this research project is to investigate dietary changes among Hmong people in the United States. By this project, I compared dietary patterns of Hmong students at Minnesota State University Mankato and the typical American diet. This was to find out if this local population is engaging in the dietary changes that are associated with the accelerating breast cancer rate among general Hmong population in the United States. I Interviewed some of the subjects about their dietary patterns in the United States and their home countries to observe if there were any dietary changes in an individual's life span. I acquired general medical dietary data through library materials for comparison. This was to compare this population with other Hmong immigrants to the United States. Results suggest that this population may have increased risk of breast cancer due to their dietary change.
