title: A study of the relationship between food group recommendations and perceived stress: findings from black women in the Deep South.
abstract: Black women in the Deep South experience excess morbidity/mortality from obesity-related diseases, which may be partially attributable to poor diet. One reason for poor dietary intake may be high stress, which has been associated with unhealthy diets in other groups. Limited data are available regarding dietary patterns of black women in the Deep South and to our knowledge no studies have been published exploring relationships between stress and dietary patterns among this group. This cross-sectional study explored the relationship between stress and adherence to food group recommendations among black women in the Deep South. Participants (n = 355) provided demographic, anthropometric, stress (PSS-10), and dietary (NCI ASA-24 hour recall) data. Participants were obese (BMI = 36.5 kg/m(2)) and reported moderate stress (PSS-10 score = 16) and minimal adherence to Dietary Guidelines for Americans food group recommendations (1/3 did not meet recommendations for any food group). Participants reporting higher stress had higher BMIs than those reporting lower stress. There was no observed relationship between stress and dietary intake in this sample. Based on these study findings, which are limited by potential misreporting of dietary intake and limited variability in stress measure outcomes, there is insufficient evidence to support a relationship between stress and dietary intake.
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Tiffany L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desmond
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Sharonda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Sh'Nese
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA.
authors.forename: Jamy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ard
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meneses
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Edward E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Partridge
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Monica L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Baskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000407:Alabama / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
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