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A nutrition intervention to improve coronary heart disease risk factors in college students (626.12)
Author(s) -
Arts Jennifer,
Greene Geoffrey,
English Catherine,
Lofgren Ingrid
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.626.12
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , saturated fat , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , population , whole grains , refined grains , environmental health , cholesterol , food science , biology , psychiatry
College students’ diets exceed saturated fat recommendations and fail to meet whole grain recommendations. These poor dietary choices increase coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. The objective of HeartStart was to determine if a campus‐based dietary intervention would improve CHD risk. Baseline, post‐intervention and follow‐up measures included anthropometrics, 12‐hour fasting blood lipids and glucose and 24‐hour diet recalls using Nutrition Data System for Research 2012. The 6‐week intervention promoted whole grain and low‐fat dairy consumption via messages and information booths at the dining halls and a subsample received a daily text or email. Ninety‐eight normal weight (BMI=23.3 ± 3.2 kg/m2) subjects 18.2 ± 0.6 y completed baseline testing, 84 subjects completed post‐intervention testing and 65 returned for follow‐up testing. At baseline, the majority were female (78%) and Caucasian (81%). Body weight, BMI, HDL cholesterol and glucose significantly increased over time. At baseline, the subsample (n=26) had whole grain (1.3 ± 1.4 servings/day) and low‐fat dairy (0.5 ± 0.6 servings/day) intakes below recommended amounts. No significant changes in whole grain or low‐fat dairy were observed over time. This demonstrates the need for more intensive interventions in this population to promote dietary changes, maintain weight and decrease CHD risk. Grant Funding Source : RI Agricultural Experiment Station Hatch Multistate Project NC 1193