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Correlates of fat intake among urban, low income African Americans
Amy A Eyler1, Debra Haire-Joshu, Ross C Brownson
1Saint Louis University School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. eyleras@accessus.net
Objective:
To test a dietary intervention for high risk African American adults with small children.
Methods:
Using telephone data, logistic regression was used to identify association of low-fat eating behaviors, fat calories, and frequency of sweets/oils/fats with personal and environmental variables.
Results:
Education and income were associated with low-fat eating behaviors, fat calories, and frequency of fat/oils/sweets. Availability, price, and policy were related to low fat eating behaviors.
Conclusions:
Effectiveness of dietary interventions relies upon environments that support changes by the individual. Focusing on high-risk populations should be a priority in this research.
