What Is Lifestyle Change In Refugee Camps?

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Theme II: Lifestyle changes
Researcher have also shown that lifestyle changes is another causes of weight gain among refugees and immigrants in the U.S.
Bhatta et al. (2014) found that adoption of growing sedentary lifestyles leads to excess body weight gain and obesity in immigrants.
Lifestyle in a refugee camp is very different than lifestyles in the United states. The changes in Bhutanese lifestyles leads to adverse effects on health and excess body weight gain because in refugee camps, they had a very active lifestyle consisting of daily walking just to meet the basic daily needs of a family. Walking was the primary mode of transportation for them which put them in daily physical activity and kept them healthy and they could not gain weight. …show more content…

(2012) suggested that Japanese immigrants in pittsburgh experienced significant changes in their westernized lifestyle such as exercise, calorie intake, diet, weight change, energy expenditure, and stress concentration . These changes make them vulnerable to chronic diseases.
Williams et al. (2009) showed that immigrants such as Asians and Pacific Islanders lifestyle changes after migrating. Obesity, being a factor of lifestyle, which is associated with food intake, physical activity, education level, home language and selections of food groups.
Lifestyle in the United States is different from the country that the immigrant comes from. Similarly, many Asian immigrants who are resettled in the United states came from poor lifestyle and lower level of education. They know that this country is completely new to them, and they are not aware of American system, Medical and people around here. As a result, they spend less time in health and wellness program. On the other hand, language is also the major issue because many immigrants do not speak english, so they are worried of getting bullied and stay most of their time in home. As they stay home all the time, they spend less time in physical activity and eat more. This leads them to gain weight and obesity and diabetes are major issue in

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