Usual Dietary Intake and Adherence to Dietary Recommendations among Southwest American-Indian Youths at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes | Zendy

Francine C. Gachupin | Zendy; Chelsea Brown Johnson | Zendy; Elmira Torabzadeh | Zendy; Holly Bryant | Zendy; Vanessa R da Silva | Zendy

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Usual Dietary Intake and Adherence to Dietary Recommendations among Southwest American-Indian Youths at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Author(s) -

Francine C. Gachupin,

Chelsea Brown Johnson,

Elmira Torabzadeh,

Holly Bryant,

Vanessa R da Silva

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

current developments in nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904

H-Index - 14

ISSN - 2475-2991

DOI - 10.1093/cdn/nzz111

Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , environmental health , type 2 diabetes , gerontology , calorie , diabetes mellitus , ethnic group , endocrinology , sociology , anthropology

Diet is a modifiable risk factor for obesity and chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and needs to be an integral part of any healthy lifestyle intervention. The camp-based nutrition education had a positive effect on youths, as observed through the total fat intake decreasing after camp. To reinforce nutrition education, future nutrition education should involve parents, be delivered beyond the week at camp, and encompass social determinants of health and access to healthy foods.

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