A nutrition and physical activity intervention promotes weight loss and enhances diet attitudes in low-income mothers of young children

Jordan, Kristine C.; Freeland‐Graves, Jeanne H.; Klohe-Lehman, Deborah M.; Cai, Guowen; Voruganti, V. Saroja; Proffitt, J. Michael; Nuss, Henry; Milani, Tracey J.; Bohman, Thomas M.

doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2007.11.005

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“…22 Another study reported a weight loss of 2.7 kg after 8 weeks for a group education intervention conducted among mothers receiving food assistance. 23 A group counseling intervention for low income Mexican-American women produced a weight loss of 2.9 kg after 20 weeks, compared with a loss of 1.3 kg for a control group. 24 The current study differs in design from these interventions, which were clinical trials targeting specific populations, while purpose of the TennCare-WW partnership was simply to make WW available to Medicaid recipients.…”

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Making Weight Watchers Available to Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) Recipients

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“…Five of the interventions were conducted by a registered dietitian. [27][28][29][30]32 Most interventions had a duration ranging from 2 to 6 months (n = 4), and two studies had interventions that lasted 12 months. 28,31 Of six studies, five met at least once per week as part of the intervention.…”

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“…Individual-based interventions to improve physical activity and healthy eating aimed at overweight or obese Latino adults in the U.S-Six intervention studies provided strong evidence to recommend improving physical activity and healthy eating among overweight or obese Latino adults in the U.S. [27][28][29][30][31][32] Intervention settings varied, including classes delivered at community centers, healthcare organizations, and one church. Five of the interventions were conducted by a registered dietitian.…”

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“…28,31 Of six studies, five met at least once per week as part of the intervention. [28][29][30][31][32] All of the studies had two to four limitations. Studies included three RCTs, 27,28,31 two non-RCTs, 29,32 and one pre-post design.…”

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“…[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] For Latino adults, individually based, tailored interventions provided the most promise for the treatment of those who were already overweight or obese. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Intervention in the healthcare context, for both children and adults, also showed great potential to prevent and treat obesity within the Latino population. [24][25][26][39][40][41][42] Given the various settings and approaches that showed sufficient evidence to combat obesity, a coordinated, multi-sector approach is more likely to influence policy and increase investment in monitoring, prevention, and control.…”

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Obesity Control in Latin American and U.S. Latinos

Holub

Elder

Arredondo

et al. 2013

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Context-Latinos are the largest and fastest-growing ethnically diverse group in the U.S.; they are also the most overweight. Mexico is now second to the U.S. in experiencing the worst epidemic of obesity in the world. Objectives of this study were to (1) conduct a systematic review of obesity-related interventions targeting Latinos living in the U.S. and Latin America and (2) develop evidence-based recommendations to inform culturally relevant strategies targeting obesity.Evidence acquisition-Obesity-related interventions, published between 1965 and 2010, were identified through searches of major electronic databases in 2010-2011. Selection criteria included evaluation of obesity-related measures; intervention conducted in a community setting; and at least 50.0% Latino/Latin American participants, or with stratified results by race/ethnicity.Evidence synthesis-Body of evidence was based on the number of available studies, study design, execution, and effect size. Of 19,758 articles, 105 interventions met final inclusion criteria. Interventions promoting physical activity and/or healthy eating had strong or sufficient evidence for recommending (1) school-based interventions in the U.S. and Latin America; (2) interventions for overweight or obese children in the healthcare context in Latin America; (3) individual-based interventions for overweight or obese adults in the U.S.; (4) individual-based interventions for adults in Latin America; and (5) healthcare-based interventions for overweight or obese adults in Latin America.Conclusions-Most intervention approaches combined physical activity and healthy eating to address both sides of the energy-balance equation. Results can help guide comprehensive evidence-based efforts to tackle the obesity epidemic in the U.S. and Latin America. ContextFor 3 decades, the worldwide obesity epidemic has continued to gain momentum. 1 The U.S. has led in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Populations of low-to middle-income countries (LMICs) historically evidenced fewer noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and Address correspondence to: John P. Elder, PhD, MPH, Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), San Diego State University, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 221, San Diego CA 92123. jelder@projects.sdsu.edu. No financial disclosures were reported by the authors of this paper.Supplementary data A pubcast created by the authors of this paper can be viewed at www.ajpmonline.org/content/video_pubcasts_collection. HHS Public Access Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript Author Manuscript their risk factors, suffering instead from communicable diseases and other "diseases of poverty." Nevertheless, LMICs are experiencing accelerated nutrition-related and epidemiologic transitions linked to higher rates of NCDs. 2,3 Close to 80% of the 35 million annual deaths attributable to chronic diseases worldwide occur in LMICs. Overweight and obesity comprise the fifth-leading cause of all deaths, with more than 3 million annual deaths attributed to it. 4 In the...

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What are successful recruitment and retention strategies for underserved populations? Examining physical activity interventions in primary care and community settings

Carroll

Yancey

Spring

et al. 2011

Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res.

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The purposes of this review are to (1) describe recruitment and retention strategies for physical activity interventions focusing on underserved populations and (2) identify successful strategies which show the most promise for "best practices" recommendations to guide future research. The method used was systematic review. Data on recruitment and retention strategies were abstracted and analyzed according to participant characteristics, types of strategies used, and effectiveness using an ecological framework. Thirty-eight studies were identified. Populations included African American (n=25), Hispanic (n=8), or Asian (n=3) groups. Successful recruitment strategies consisted of partnering with respected community stakeholders and organizations, well-trained study staff ethnically, linguistically, and culturally matched to the population of interest, and use of multiple advertising channels. Successful retention strategies included efficient administrative tracking of participants, persistence, skillful teamwork, and demonstrating a positive, caring attitude towards participants. Promising recruitment and retention strategies correspond to all levels of ecological influence: individual, interpersonal, organizational, and societal.

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A nutrition and physical activity intervention promotes weight loss and enhances diet attitudes in low-income mothers of young children

Cited by 34 publications

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Making Weight Watchers Available to Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) Recipients

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Making Weight Watchers Available to Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) Recipients

Obesity Control in Latin American and U.S. Latinos

What are successful recruitment and retention strategies for underserved populations? Examining physical activity interventions in primary care and community settings

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