Ethnic food practices, health, and cultural racism: Diabetes risk discourse among racialized immigrants in Canada

Authors

  • Eric Ng University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v10i1.548

Keywords:

ethnic food, diabetes, racism, immigrant, traditional foods, social determinants, health inequities

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent among racialized immigrant groups in Canada compared to the general population. Hence, “ethnicity” is identified as a risk factor for diabetes, focusing on ethnic differences in health behaviours. By linking ethnic differences and diabetes risk, ethnic food cultures are problematized. Using the concept of cultural racism, this paper explores the ways in which ethnic food cultures are used to explain racial inequities in health. This paper will conclude by supporting the naming of racism, rather than ethnicity, as one of the root causes of diabetes among racialized immigrant populations and health inequities in Canada.

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Published

2023-03-13

How to Cite

Ng, E. (2023). Ethnic food practices, health, and cultural racism: Diabetes risk discourse among racialized immigrants in Canada. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 10(1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v10i1.548

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): Confronting Anti-Black, Anti-Indigenous, and Anti-Asian Racisms in Food Systems in Canada

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Themed Section

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