title: Predictors of change in fruit and vegetable consumption in a faith-based intervention with African American adults.
abstract: A majority of African American adults do not eat the recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables. This study examined baseline demographic, health-related, and psychosocial variables as predictors of change in fruit and vegetable consumption from baseline to postprogram in a sample of church members taking part in a 15-month intervention. Participants who had a greater waist circumference, greater baseline fruit and vegetable consumption, greater leisure time physical activity, higher levels of social support, greater attendance at worship service, were obese, and did not have diabetes at baseline showed higher posttest fruit and vegetable consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, 216 Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 20634, USA. mcondra@clemson.edu
authors.forename: Margaret D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Condrasky
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baruth
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013022:South Carolina; D014675:Vegetables