Bhatta et al. (2014) have used community cross sectional study and questionnaire translated in Nepali for sample of 120 Bhutanese refugee women aged 18-65 years in Northeast, Ohio United States. They found that 6 % participants were tested positive, 28.7 % were normal weight, and the remaining 64.8 % classified as excess weight due to higher consumption of carbohydrates from white rice and potatoes and inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables and more sweetened beverages and larger portion of meet at home. Similarly, Cespedes et al. (2013), also showed that non-US born parents’ (immigrants) weight gain is associated with drinking more sweetened beverages and larger portion of meals eaten at
Bhatta et al. (2014) have used community cross sectional study and questionnaire translated in Nepali for sample of 120 Bhutanese refugee women aged 18-65 years in Northeast, Ohio United States. They found that 6 % participants were tested positive, 28.7 % were normal weight, and the remaining 64.8 % classified as excess weight due to higher consumption of carbohydrates from white rice and potatoes and inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables and more sweetened beverages and larger portion of meet at home. Similarly, Cespedes et al. (2013), also showed that non-US born parents’ (immigrants) weight gain is associated with drinking more sweetened beverages and larger portion of meals eaten at