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Dietary diversity and nutritional adequacy among married Filipino immigrant women: The Filipino Women's Diet and Health Study (FiLWHEL).

Grace P AbrisNa-Hui KimSherlyn Mae P ProvidoSangmo HongSung Hoon YuChang Beom LeeJung Eun Lee
Published in: BMC public health (2018)
Our findings showed that married Filipino immigrant women in Korea had lower dietary variety scores in comparison to Korean women. This was reflected in their nutritional adequacy. Nutrition education focusing on the promotion of eating a variety of foods may be needed for Filipino immigrant women in Korea.
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