A comparison of a social support physical activity intervention in weight management among post-partum Latinas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Weight gain during the childbearing years and failure to lose pregnancy weight after birth contribute to the development of obesity in postpartum Latinas.

Methods

Madres para la Salud [Mothers for Health] was a 12-month, randomized controlled trial exploring a social support intervention with moderate-intensity physical activity (PA) seeking to effect changes in body fat, fat tissue inflammation, and depression symptoms in sedentary postpartum Latinas. This report describes the efficacy of the Madres intervention.

Results

The results show that while social support increased during the active intervention delivery, it declined to pre-intervention levels by the end of the intervention. There were significant achievements in aerobic and total steps across the

SUBMITTER: Keller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4177167 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature