Nutritional Avocado Intervention Improves Physical Activity Measures in Hispanic/Latino Families: A Cluster RCT.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nutrition and physical activity are key components for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. There remains a paucity of trial data on the effect of specific nutritional interventions on physical activity and sedentary time. One question is how a common nutrient-dense food such as avocado may impact physical activity and sedentary time in Hispanic/Latino families, a group that reports the lowest levels of physical activity.

Design

This is a 6-month clustered RCT.

Setting/participants

Seventy-two families (235 individuals) who identified as Hispanic/Latino were enrolled through the San Ysidro Health Center (San Diego, CA) between April 2017 and June 2018.

Intervention

After a 2-week run-in period, 35 families were randomized to the intervention a

SUBMITTER: Allen TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628653 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature