Addressing health disparities in middle school students' nutrition and exercise.
Those with low income, especially women of African American and Hispanic heritage have the greatest risk of inactivity and obesity. A 4-session (Internet and video) intervention with healthy snack and gym labs was tested in 2 (gym lab in 1) urban low-middle-income middle schools to improve low fat diet and moderate and vigorous physical activity.1 The gym lab was particularly beneficial (p =.002). Fat in diet decreased with each Internet session in which students participated. Percentage of fat in food was reduced significantly p =.018 for Black, White, and Black/Native American girls in the intervention group. Interventions delivered through Internet and video may enable reduction of health disparities in students by encouraging those most at risk to consume 30% or less calories from fat and to engage in moderate and vigorous physical activity.
Frenn
Marilyn
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College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. marilyn.frenn@marquette.edu
Malin
Shelly
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Bansal
Naveen
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Delgado
Mary
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Greer
Yvonne
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Havice
Michael
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Mary
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Schweizer
Heidi
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013690:Television
D004041:Dietary Fats