一个全食,基于植物的计划在一个基于信仰的非洲裔美国人群中
Faith A Nyong1, Ted D Barnett2, Beth Garver2
1Ascension Mercy, Aurora, IL, United States.
Frontiers in nutrition
|July 31, 2023
概括
一个为期15天的全食植物性计划改善了患有慢性疾病的非洲裔美国成年人的健康. 参与者在饮食,体重,血压和胆固醇方面表现出显著的改善,这表明持续的行为改变的潜力.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 慢性疾病管理 慢性疾病管理
背景情况:
- 非洲裔美国人 (AA) 人口面临着不成比例地高的慢性疾病比如高血压,糖尿病和心脏病.
- 伊利诺伊州凯恩县的AA社区中,慢性疾病的发病率特别高.
- 全食植物性饮食 (WFPB) 被认为具有迅速改善健康结果的潜力.
研究的目的:
- 评估基于Zoom的标准化WFPB计划对AA社区的有效性,该社区的慢性疾病负担很高.
- 为了评估饮食,生物识别和以患者为中心的结果的变化.
- 确定该计划对脆弱人群中慢性疾病标志物的影响.
主要方法:
- 从伊利诺伊州的12个教会招募了21名AA成年人.
- 通过7个Zoom会议提供为期15天的WFPB Jumpstart计划,包括营养教育和指导.
- 节目前后进行体重,生命体征,血糖和胆固醇的代谢查.
- 使用配对的t测试和Wilcoxon签名的排名测试进行统计分析,以比较基线和计划结束的措施.
主要成果:
- 显著的饮食转变,包括增加蔬菜,水果,全谷物和豆类的摄入量,减少动物产品,加工食品和添加脂肪的消费.
- 报告了能量水平,睡眠质量和情绪的改善.
- 平均体重减轻5.8磅,缩血压从129.7mmHg降至119.9mmHg,总胆固醇从185.1mg/dL降至147.9mg/dL.
- 高参与者打算继续WFPB饮食后计划.
结论:
- 15天的WFPB Jumpstart计划有效地改善了AA社区的饮食和关键慢性疾病标志物.
- 观察到的快速健康改善可以作为持续行为改变的催化剂.
- 建议进行进一步的大规模研究,以证实这些发现并评估长期结果.
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