Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Food and nutrient intake of recent immigrants in Sheffield

20^th International Conference on Nutrition, Food Science and Technology

April 16-17, 2018 Dubai, UAE

Durgeshwori Munankarmi

Yeti Health Science Academy, Nepal

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

Background: Refugee and asylum seekers are not a new situation in UK, as there have always been episodes of migration to Britain. The movement of populations from developing countries and across Europe is increasingly a topic for health and nutrition research, yet scant attention has been paid to assessment of health and nutrition among the wide diversity of immigrant groups recently arriving in the UK. Aim: The main aim of this study is to explore Sheffield refugee's experience of food poverty and to assess the level of adequacy of their diet. Methods: In this cross sectional survey, 50 refugee or asylum seekers accessing two charitable services in Sheffield, UK were interviewed. A semi structured questionnaire was used to gather data about demography, health and life style, eating habit, multiple pass 24 hour recall was used to find out the food intake. Results: Total energy intake for all age group and each sex was significantly lower than the estimated average requirement in study population. Intake of all micronutrient was below the reference nutrient intake. Consumption of fruit and vegetable was very low. Financial constraint was the most common cause of not having balanced diet. Conclusion: This study reveals the risk of dietary inadequacy in refugee and asylum seekers. This study group is in risk of malnutrition and poor health related to diet. Future concerns should be towards understanding their nutrient intake and improving it.

Biography :

Durgeshwori Munankarmi has completed her MMedSci Human Nutrition with merit from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in 2016. She has completed her Bachelors in Nursing and Proficiency Certificate Level in Nursing both with distinction from Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. She is an early Researcher with vivid interest in research related to health and nutrition and always shown remarkable outcome of her research reports. She has experience of conducting systematic review, observational studies, surveys and other qualitative research. She has presented her research in national and international scientific conference and has successfully published her paper in an open access journal. Currently, she is working as Freelancer Researcher.
Email:dmunankarmi@gmail.com