Poorni G. Otilingam|Margaret Gatz|Elizabeth Tello|Antonio Jose Escobar|A.V. Goldstein|Mina Torres|Rohit Varma
<i>Buenos Hábitos Alimenticios para Una Buena Salud</i>
University of Southern California|Children's Hospital of Los Angeles|University of Southern California|University of Southern California|University of Southern California
objective goal research evaluate nutrition education targeting latinas group particular risk obesity diabetes predict later life cardiovascular disease dementia method culturally tailored theorybased nutrition education provided mexican origin latinas aged 48 84 randomized design compared participants workshops incorporating connection dietary fat brain health participants workshops focusing dietary fat heart health waitlist control group posttest control group results among assigned either intervention statistically significant gain health literacy knowledge dietary fat behaviors reduce dietary fat compared waitlist control difference outcomes given module diet brain health provided module discussion program encourage dietary fat modification latinas proved feasible modestly effective