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Migration, nutrition and ageing across the lifecourse in Bangladeshi families
— a transnational perspective (MINA) | | Author(s) | Janice L Thompson, Barry Bogin, Vanja Garaj |
| Corporate Author | New Dynamics of Ageing Programme - NDA; Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield |
| Publisher | New Dynamics of Ageing - NDA, Sheffield, 2013 |
| Pages | 8 pp (NDA Findings 17) |
| Source | NDA Research Programme, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Elmfield, Northumberland Road, Sheffield S10 2TU. www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Asian people ; Older women ; Nutrition ; Projects ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | The Bangladeshi population is one of the fastest growing ethnic groups within the UK, and are amongst the most socially disadvantaged. MINA was a 3-year NDA research project which addressed ageing, migration, and nutrition across two generations of Bangladeshi women. Participants included 40 Bangladeshi older women and their adult daughters (n=37) living in Cardiff, and 22 older women and their adult daughters (n=22) living in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Low levels of activity and dietary patterns are contributing to obesity in the UK participants. Although they recognised that food is critical to health and understand the importance of good nutrition, they were less inclined to alter food choices and cooking preparation methods unless they had been diagnosed with disease. There is a clear need for greater access to leisure facilities, day centres and other social opportunities that can consistently offer culturally appropriate physical and social activities. The findings indicate that providing a social component in conjunction with a physical activity may promote engagement, particularly for older UK-residing Bangladeshi women. Planning and provision of healthcare and social services also need to take into account the diverse care needs of this growing ageing population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130503007 P |
| Classmark | TKK: BD: CF: 3E: 3A:6KC * |
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