A Dietary Intervention in Urban African Americans: Results of the "Five Plus Nuts and Beans" Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unhealthy diets, often low in potassium, likely contribute to racial disparities in blood pressure. We tested the effectiveness of providing weekly dietary advice, assistance with selection of higher potassium grocery items, and a $30 per week food allowance on blood pressure and other outcomes in African American adults with hypertension.

Design

We conducted an 8-week RCT with two parallel arms between May 2012 and November 2013.

Setting/participants

We randomized 123 African Americans with controlled hypertension from an urban primary care clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, and implemented the trial in partnership with a community supermarket and the Baltimore City Health Department. Mean (SD) age was 58.6 (9.5) years; 71% were female; blood pressure was 13

SUBMITTER: Miller ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4691550 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature