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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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2008, Vol.28 (1), p.13-20
Hauptverfasser: 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
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Zusammenfassung: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