营养梨干预改善了西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭的体育活动措施:一个集群RCT
Tara Shrout Allen1, Aubrey L Doede1, Colin M B King2
1Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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|November 9, 2023
概括
增加梨摄入量显著提高了西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭的体育活动,而不会对体重或血压产生不良影响. 这种饮食干预显示出通过提高活动水平来改善心血管健康的潜力.
科学领域:
- 预防心血管疾病 预防心血管疾病
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生干预 公共卫生干预
背景情况:
- 心血管疾病 (CVD) 的预防依赖于营养和身体活动.
- 关于特定饮食如何影响身体活动和久坐行为的数据有限.
- 西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭的体力活动水平较低,这凸显了有针对性的干预措施的需要.
研究的目的:
- 调查增加梨消费对西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭体力活动和久坐时间的影响.
- 评估营养丰富的食物干预对心血管疾病风险因素的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项为期6个月的集群随机对照试验 (RCT) 涉及72个西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭 (235人).
- 家庭被随机分配,接受每周14个梨 (干预) 或每周3个梨 (控制).
- 使用线性混合效应模型测量身体活动 (MET分钟/周),久坐时间,BMI和血压.
主要成果:
- 与对照组相比,干预组的总体体育活动增加明显 (2,197MET分钟/周) (p<0.01).
- 成年人的体力活动在干预组中仍然明显高 (+1,163MET分钟/周平均每位参与者).
- 两组之间没有观察到久坐时间,BMI或血压的显著变化.
结论:
- 较高的梨分配与西班牙裔/拉丁裔家庭的体力活动显著增加有关.
- 这种营养干预表明了潜在的有益的热效应,没有对BMI或血压的不良变化.
- 梨的消费可能是一个可行的策略,以促进身体活动和支持心血管健康在风险人群.
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