Diabetes and the Latino Community

Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

In this episode, Karina Nayeli Soto, Yumlish’s lead Dietitian, talks to us about the prevalence of diabetes in the Latino community and the contributing factors to that, her culturally relevant approach in nutrition therapy, the misconceptions around diabetes, and grocery shopping habits in the Latino community.

Karina is a Bi-Lingual Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition. She worked for the Department of Health and Human Services at Dallas City and for the Health Department of Mexico. She is currently the lead dietitian at Yumlish!

"There's an old phrase that says that we are what we sow, maybe the opposite is also true and we eat what we are. If we want to really make an impact in our Latino community, we need to understand that it takes more than used to provide information, sometimes the how, and to whom that information is the lever is more than important than the word."

In this episode you will learn about:

Karina’s passion for nutrition and diabetes care in the Latino community

Prevalence of diabetes in the Latino community

Socioeconomic factors that contribute to health disparities within this community

Karina’s strategies and approach in medical nutrition therapy Importance of education in portion control

Lack of knowledge in the sugar and calories content in sugary drinks

How to address the usage of herbal self-care remedies

Grocery shopping habits in Latinos and what changes can be made

Keynotes:

[2:30] What led Karina to the field of nutrition, specifically focusing on the Latino community.

[5:06] Prevalence of diabetes in Hispanic populations

[6:50] What factors contribute to the health disparities faced by Hispanic-Americans

[9:34] Karina’s culturally relevant approach in nutritional therapy and why this approach is important

[10:24] Effective strategies Karina’s has used in nutritional therapy

[13:04] Gaps of information on MyPlate

[14:20] Addressing common herbal self-care remedies as substitutes for medical treatment

[18:31] Grocery shopping habits she observes in Latino patients

Connect with Karina!

Instagram http://instagram.com/your.mexican.dietitian/%20and%20nutritionsolutions_karinasoto

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourmexicandietitian

YouTube (Spanish) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMP3RUZGq58JWhxuqb2Kyog/playlists

Connect with Yumlish!

Website https://yumlish.com/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yumlish_/

Twitter https://twitter.com/yumlish_

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/yumlish

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/yumlish/

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