PROMOTORAS DE SALUD AND PORTION CONTROL: A COMMUNITY INTERVENTION AIMED AT WEIGHT LOSS IN LOW-INCOME MEXICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 482-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Faucher
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Community Intervention ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Portion Control

scholarly journals Economic Stress and Cortisol Among Postpartum Low-Income Mexican American Women: Buffering Influence of Family Support

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon L. Jewell ◽  
Linda J. Luecken ◽  
Jenna Gress-Smith ◽  
Keith A. Crnic ◽  
Nancy A. Gonzales
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Economic Stress ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
American Women

Comparison of Factors Affecting Repeat Mammography Screening of Low-Income Mexican American Women

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 941-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Lopez-McKee ◽  
Jeanette A. McNeill ◽  
Julia Bader ◽  
Pat Morales
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Mammography Screening ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
American Women

The role of familism in weight loss treatment for Mexican American women

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 1510-1523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A McLaughlin ◽  
Marita Campos-Melady ◽  
Jane Ellen Smith ◽  
Kelsey N Serier ◽  
Katherine E Belon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Mexican American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
A Value ◽  
Culturally Adapted ◽  
Health Complications ◽  
Weight Loss Treatments ◽  
Weight Loss Success

Mexican American women are disproportionately affected by overweight/obesity and the health complications accompanying them, but weight loss treatments are less successful in this ethnic group. High levels of familism, a value reflecting obligation to family that supersedes attention to oneself, interfere with weight loss for Mexican American women. This mixed methods study investigated overweight Mexican American women’s beliefs about how familism, and Mexican American culture, might hinder weight loss success, and how treatments might be culturally adapted. Results suggest a need to support women in their commitment to family while also helping them make changes. Recommendations for culturally adapted treatments are made.

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