title: Buenos hábitos alimenticios para una buena salud : evaluation of a nutrition education program to improve heart health and brain health in Latinas.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goal of this research was to evaluate nutrition education targeting Latinas, a group at particular risk of obesity and diabetes, which predict to later life cardiovascular disease and dementia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Culturally tailored, theory-based nutrition education was provided to Mexican origin Latinas aged 48 to 84. The randomized design compared participants in workshops incorporating the connection between dietary fat and brain health, participants in workshops focusing only on dietary fat and heart health, a waitlist control group, and a posttest only control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among those assigned to either intervention, there was statistically significant gain in health literacy, knowledge about dietary fat, and behaviors to reduce dietary fat compared with waitlist control. There was no difference in outcomes between those given the module about diet and brain health and those not provided that module.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A program to encourage dietary fat modification in Latinas proved feasible and modestly effective.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Anxiety Group, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Poorni G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Otilingam
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA poorni.otingam.phd@gmail.com gatz@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gatz
authors.affiliation: Children's Bureau, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tello
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Antonio Jose
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.affiliation: Borrego Health, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Aviva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003704:Dementia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats
keywords: Latino; community-based participatory research; diabetes; obesity; outcomes evaluation