title: Body mass index and intake of selected foods in African American men.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are minimal data on the relationship between dietary consumption of fats, vegetables, and fruits and body mass index (BMI) in African American men.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study tested the relationships between selected dietary consumption and BMI.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample was a community-based cohort of 204 African American Southern men who attended a free prostate cancer educational and screening program. The screening was part of an all-day African American celebration that included a health fair. Diet was assessed with a Brief Dietary Scale for Selected Food Intake and Preparation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the men were overweight (34%) or obese (47%). The majority of men ate their chicken (90%) and fish (96%) fried. Few men ate vegetables at supper (29.4%) or lunch (15.8%). Three fatty food items were significantly associated with BMI: leaving the chicken skin on chicken (p=.03); intake of low-fat or skim milk (p=.02); and cooking vegetables with butter (p=.03).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  African American men need culturally appropriate dietary interventions to reduce obesity.
authors: School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA. sweinrich@mcg.edu
authors: Sally P
authors: SP
authors: Weinrich
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Priest
authors: William
authors: W
authors: Reynolds
authors: Paul A
authors: PA
authors: Godley
authors: Wayne
authors: W
authors: Tuckson
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Weinrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003296:Cooking; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005638:Fruit; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats