Adherence

Immigrants experience a deterioration in nutritional health and increased risk of chronic conditions (obesity, diabetes, hypertension) as duration of stay in the host country increases, a phenomenon termed the loss of the Healthy Immigrant Effect.

For immigrants, health risks increase the longer you stay in a new country due to dietary shifts. To counter this, actively maintain traditional healthy foods while learning to navigate the new food environment. Focus on accessing traditional ingredients and understanding how to adapt them to local nutritional standards to prevent the 'acculturation penalty' on health.