Improving dietary habits in disadvantaged women with HIV/AIDS: the SMART/EST women's project.
There is a lack of information on whether brief nutrition education can succeed in improving longer-term dietary patterns in disadvantaged populations with HIV/AIDS. In the SMART/EST II Women's Project 466 disadvantaged women with HIV/AIDS were randomized to one of four groups and received a two-phase training consisting of a coping skills/stress management and nutrition education provided either in a group or individually. At baseline the majority of participants had excessive fat and sugar consumption and suboptimal intakes of vegetables, fruits, calcium-rich foods and whole grains. Dietary patterns for all participants improved after the nutrition intervention primarily due to decreases in high fat and high sugar foods such as soda and fried foods and were still significantly better 18 months later. There were only short-term differences in improvements between the four groups. These findings support the value of even brief nutrition education for disadvantaged women living with HIV/AIDS.
Segal-Isaacson
C J
CJ
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1308C Belfer Building 1300, Morris Park Avenue Bronx, New York 10461, USA. isaacson@aecom.yu.edu
Tobin
Jonathan N
JN
Weiss
Stephen M
SM
Brondolo
Elizabeth
E
Vaughn
Anita
A
Wang
Cuiling
C
Camille
Joanne
J
Gousse
Yolene
Y
Ishii
Mary
M
Jones
Deborah
D
Laperriere
Arthur
A
Lydston
David
D
Schneiderman
Neil
N
Ironson
Gail
G
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D016387:Women's Health
D004041:Dietary Fats