Serene Ansari|Erica G. Soltero|Elizabeth Lorenzo|Rebecca E. Lee
The impact of religiosity on dietary habits and physical activity in minority women participating in the Health is Power (HIP) study
Baylor College of Medicine|Arizona State University|Arizona State University|Arizona State University
african american aa hispaniclatina hl women report lower rates physical activity pa poorer dietary habits compared white counterpartsreligiosity act protective factor health however relationship religiosity pa diet unclearthis study aimed investigate influence religiosity pa fruit vegetable fv fat consumption minority womenhealth power hip 6month intervention participants aa 63 hl 37 randomized pa fv groupquestionnaires assessed religiosity baseline pa fv fat consumption baseline postinterventionhierarchical linear regression models used investigate religiosity predictor change pa fv fat controlling demographicsaa women significantly higher religiosity scores 4415sd 1066 compared hl women 3511sd 1282 t251 586 p b 0001across groups pa increased 15 fv intake increased 27 consumption calories fat decreased 5religiosity significant predictor pa diet p b 005the results study found association religiosity change pa dietmore longitudinal studies needed explore role religiosity health minority women