Question

How are food choices influenced by habits internationally?

Answer 1

Researchers have studied international students' adjustment issues using different approaches and methods over several years. This varying landscape suggested a different understanding about the role of dietary acculturation on international student's movements. International students' mobility affects their dietary habits, food choices, and physical behavior. As international students move from one country to another, they may adopt to the culture of their host country. This adoption may affect their food practices and choices, and can lead to changes in the students eating behaviors. The aim of this chapter is to provide a research context and draw out documented issues such as: impact of dietary acculturation on international students, changes in dietary habits and food practices following temporal migration, and health consequences due to the dietary acculturation. This chapter also represents varying qualitative and quantitative perspectives on the international students' eating experiences in colleges and universities, and discusses approaches to moderate the negative impact of dietary acculturation on international students.