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Filter by:This intervention aims to evaluate the efficacy of a pilot educational intervention with deep-structure cultural tailoring for Latino ethnic groups on diet quality compared to general, surface-level healthy-eating messages.
Wholehearted living touches every aspect of life, from eating nourishing foods, to enjoying enough physical activity, to cultivating relationships that support healthy choices, to joining with neighbors to stand up for positive changes, and more. Unfortunately, for many low-income Californians, the idea of wholehearted living is an aspiration and not a reality. Koa Family: Strong, Healthy, Whole is an approach designed to make wholehearted living available for all. The Approach Koa Family is a 4-month journey to establish "micro-communities" of women supporting one another- mind, body, and spirit. The foundation of this approach is a new, custom-designed, online Whole Health Program (WHP) that addresses healthy eating, physical activity, and weight management within the context of wholehearted living. Low-income women and a lifestyle coach will meet weekly in a virtual platform to learn, experience, grow, and thrive as they reach their diet, physical activity, and weight management goals. Participants in the WHP will receive additional encouragement and access to local resources through a private and secure Facebook group. The group will provide a place for women to continue their wholehearted health journeys beyond the weekly meetings. Koa Family participants also will be invited to take part in a neighborhood tree planting campaign to create real, long-lasting, healthy changes to the environment in which they live. The Study Koa Family, with WHP at its core, is the product of extensive formative research both nationally and within low-income California communities. Koa Family will be introduced in Sacramento County in February 2021. It will be evaluated for effectiveness among 120 low-income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-Ed eligible women using a randomized controlled trial study design, the gold standard for assessing effectiveness of an intervention. Outcomes include changes in Body Mass Index, diet, and physical activity measured at 4 and 6 months from baseline. An economic analysis will assess the cost-effectiveness of Koa Family, while qualitative methods will identify mediating factors related to the study outcomes. Funding Koa Family is a project of the Population Health Group at the University of California, Davis, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research. Funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFIRE).
the study sought to investigate the influence of 8 weeks of a very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet on body composition, muscle strength, muscle area and blood parameters in competitive natural body builders.
Introduction: Protein rich foods that are alternatives to farm-grown meat have received considerable consumer attention. Whilst meat alternatives were once niche food products aimed at vegetarians, they are increasingly marketed to omnivores and "flexitarians", thus contributing to a trend for reductions in red meat intakes [1]. Studies to date have addressed the environmental benefit, plus consumer perceptions and acceptability of meat alternatives [2, 3, 4], yet there is surprisingly a paucity of data compared the nutritional and digestive differences to meat. The aim of this trial is to compare the digestive consequences of pasture-fed and grain-finished, beef versus a plant-based meat analogue blinded meal. Methods and analyses: Healthy, young (20-34 y) participants will be asked to consume three separate meals in a crossover, blinded investigation followed by five hours of blood testing and questionnaires to assess the digestive consequences of meat and a plant-based meat analogue. The three meals will include either pasture-fed, or grain-finished, or laboratory based protein alternative as a mixed meal, in random order, separated by one week minimum. Plasma samples will be assessed amino acid content, neurotransmitter proteins, chylomicron fatty acid distribution and general health indices. Ethics and dissemination: The trial has been granted ethical approval by the Ministry of Health, Health and Disability Ethics Committee (Ref: 19/STH/226). All results originating from this study will be submitted for publication in scientific journals and presented at meetings.
Literature experiences demonstrated the impact of medically-assisted pulsed fasting on olfactory behavior in both the animal and human models and - conversely - the lack of homogeneous results linked - up to now - to administrations of pulsed fasting which are not widely codified. Thus, objective of this study protocol is to evaluate the olfactory-gustatory aspects and blood patterns of a group of subjects suffering from obesity / overweight after a 6-month period of Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) (Group A) - consisting of a caloric restriction regimen - compared to a group of homogeneous subjects observing their own eating habits (Group B) which - according to a "cross-over" model - will undergo FMD in the following semester during which the subjects belonging to Group A will observe their eating habits.
The aim of the study is to test a Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) for its efficacy on improving muscular resistance and endurance. The investigators will perform a randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of the FMD on improving muscular strength, muscular resistance and endurance in physically active young adults (18-40 years of age). The study will include two arms: Placebo (Placebo diet) and FMD (3 cycles of 5-day fasting-mimicking diet within two months). Study endpoints will include muscular strength evaluation of lower limbs, cardio-pulmonary responses, neuromuscular function and muscle architecture. Subjects will be evaluated 4 times within 3 months: at baseline (T1), after the 1st cycle of diet (T2), 7 to 15 days after the 3rd cycle of diet maintaining baseline intensity (T3) and with re-assessment of Peak Power Output (T4).
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the acute effects of consuming two different fitness drink formulas on the physiological response at rest and to exercise in healthy men and women.
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are one of the few dietary items causally linked to the development of obesity and chronic disease. SSB consumption among young adults are particularly concerning, because of the high levels of consumption and the influence of disease risk in later life. College students, particularly freshmen, are a captive audience when it comes to dietary consumption because many of them consume their meals in residential dining halls. We are currently working with Michigan Dining to implement warning labels on SSB fountain dispensers to examine whether carefully tailored signage could alter beverage choices of college students. The current study aims to assess changes in dietary intake before and after the labels are posted, in a representative sample of University of Michigan students who eat at residential dining halls.
Aim: To evaluate the effect of nutrition education intervention (NEI) on glycemic control and other diabetes-related outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), at a tertiary health Center, in Basrah, Iraq. Participants and setting: The study was involved 208 participants (20-64 years) diagnosed with T2DM at least 6 months before the study and had poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1c ≥ 7%). The study setting is the outpatient clinics at a tertiary health Center in Basrah, Iraq. Intervention: This randomized controlled trial design. The participants were allocated to either intervention group (IG), or control group (CG). A total sample size was 208 participants with T2DM (104 per group) to detect a 5% reduction in glycemic control (HbA1c), at visit time 1 (3 months after intervention) and visit time 2 (3 months after following up) and allowing 30% drop out rate. The intervention period is 22 weeks long with the following mechanisms: the curriculum (twelve weekly classes, 1 to 1.5 hrs. each); follow-up classes (one monthly each lasting 1 to 1.5 hrs.); nutrition education materials (pamphlets) and reminder calling before each session for IG. The participants in the CG received classes about diabetes and its complications with some advice related to physical activity on different days on IG. Besides, they received the same pamphlets at the end of the study. Both groups continued with the usual medical care at respective Center. The participants in the IG group received nutrition education classes. The classes are offered in the meeting hall in the center by face- to- face using the simple Arabic language, which utilized lecture method using PowerPoint presentations and whiteboard, lecture-discussion groups, and related videos. The nutrition education classes were administered by a nutritionist and a team of endocrinologists, and diabetes experts. The content and strategies utilized in the classes were based on Health Belief Model theory (HBM). Outcomes: the outcomes were evaluated at visit time 1 (at 12 weeks of intervention) and at visit time 2 (at 22 weeks of the follow-up period) for both groups. The outcomes were included HbA1c, metabolic parameters, nutritional status, HBM constructs, diabetes knowledge (DK), and health literacy (HL). It is assumed that the NEI will reduce the HbA1c levels by at least 0.5% at three months and the levels will be lower in IG compared with CG, and the lower levels will be continued at 22 weeks in IG.
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the preliminary efficacy, safety, and acceptability of time restricted feeding (TRF) among a sample of 12 adults with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). The specific aims of this study are: 1: To determine preliminary efficacy of TRF for reducing symptom burden, improving inflammatory markers, and reducing cardiometabolic risk among adults with RRMS. 2: To determine the safety and participant acceptability of TRF. Participants will be asked to consume all food during an 8-hour window each day and not eat for the remaining 16 hours. All participants will follow this eating pattern for 8 weeks.