变革性的见解:与盐分手 (BUWS) 计划对高血压风险因素的短期影响
Jean Pierre Enriquez1, Helena Salgado2, Christopher Kuetsinya3
1School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
概括
断食盐 (BUWS) 计划改善了饮食习惯,降低了高血压风险因素. 这种社区营养教育显示出改善公共卫生结果的潜力.
科学领域:
- 社区健康 社区健康
- 营养教育 营养教育
- 高血压风险因素 高血压风险因素
背景情况:
- 高血压是一个重要的公共卫生问题,可控制的风险因素.
- 饮食模式和生活方式的选择在高血压管理中起着至关重要的作用.
- 基于社区的营养计划可以使个人能够采取更健康的行为.
研究的目的:
- 评估为期四个会议的"与盐分手" (BUWS) 社区营养教育计划的短期有效性.
- 评估该计划对与高血压风险因素相关的饮食行为,体育活动和幸福感的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用前后调查设计的试点研究,两组参与者 (试点n=25,缩写n=27)).
- 评估饮食模式 (包括DASH饮食) 的变化,和脂肪摄入量,体力活动,以及自我报告的信心.
- 试点组采用了全面的16项调查,第二组采用了缩短的5项调查.
主要成果:
- 试点小组在全谷物消费方面显著改善,减少了含糖饮料的摄入量,减少了和脂肪的消费.
- 缩写组的参与者报告说,他们对标签阅读,遵循DASH饮食,准备低食物和改变生活方式的信心增加了.
- 两组都表现出与高血压风险因素和健康饮食相关的短期积极结果.
结论:
- 与盐分手 (BUWS) 计划有效地传授高血压管理和预防的知识和策略.
- 研究中观察到的饮食和饮食行为的改善表明,BUWS可以降低高血压风险因素.
- 该计划有可能通过促进更健康的生活方式选择来改善参与者的整体健康状况.
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