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

Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate a nutrition and physical activity program for reducing body weight and improving nutrition attitudes in mothers of young children. A convenience sample of 114 intervention mothers and 33 comparison mothers was recruited from public health clinics an...

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Published in:Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2008, Vol.28 (1), p.13-20
Main Authors: Jordan, Kristine C, Freeland-Graves, Jeanne H, Klohe-Lehman, Deborah M, Cai, Guowen, Voruganti, V. Saroja, Proffitt, J. Michael, Nuss, Henry J, Milani, Tracey J, Bohman, Thomas M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Blacks
body fat
Body Mass Index
child nutrition
Child, Preschool
children
Combined Modality Therapy
consumer attitudes
Diet, Reducing
diet-related diseases
disease prevention
eating habits
exercise
Exercise - physiology
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
food choices
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Health Promotion
healthy eating habits
healthy food choices
healthy weight
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Humans
Infant
low income households
Low-income
Male
Mothers
Mothers - education
Mothers - psychology
Nutrition attitudes
nutrition education
nutritional intervention
Obesity
Obesity - diet therapy
Obesity - therapy
overweight
parental role
Poverty
Public Assistance
Self Efficacy
Treatment Outcome
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
waist circumference
weight control
weight control programs
Weight Loss
Whites
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate a nutrition and physical activity program for reducing body weight and improving nutrition attitudes in mothers of young children. A convenience sample of 114 intervention mothers and 33 comparison mothers was recruited from public health clinics and community centers. Eligibility criteria included Hispanic, African American, or white ethnicity; body mass index of at least 25 kg/m2 ; low income (
ISSN:0271-5317
1879-0739
DOI:10.1016/j.nutres.2007.11.005