title: Smoking status and stages of change for dietary behaviors among WIC women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine whether dietary attitudes and demographics differ based on smoking status among low-income women participating in a dietary intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Smoking status, stages of change for eating a healthier diet, and dietary intake were examined among 2066 women participating in the Maryland Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food for Life Program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relative to nonsmokers, current smokers reported significantly higher overall calories; higher percentages of calories from fat, sweets, and alcohol; and lower percentage of calories from protein. Never smokers who received the dietary intervention evidenced the greatest dietary changes over time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future interventions should consider targeting smoking and diet simultaneously or employ different strategies for smokers and nonsmokers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. delehan1@umbc.edu
authors.forename: Janine C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Delahanty
authors.forename: Carlo C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: DiClemente
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Havas
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Langenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult