A pilot group-based lifestyle intervention to promote weight loss among Mexican immigrants Journal Article

   


Authors: Leng, J.; Lui, F.; Narang, B.; Puebla, L.; Finik, J.; Wu, M.; Tonda, J.; Gany, F.
Article Title: A pilot group-based lifestyle intervention to promote weight loss among Mexican immigrants
Abstract: Mexican Americans are at increased risk for obesity upon immigration to the U.S., increasing their risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Our pilot individual lifestyle intervention culturally tailored for Mexican Americans, COMIDA (Consumo de Opciones Más Ideales De Alimentos) (Eating More Ideal Food Options), showed promising results. This paper presents outcomes from the group-based version of COMIDA. 129 overweight/obese Mexican Americans were enrolled in ‘Group COMIDA’. Participants’ weight (primary outcome), dietary intake and nutrition knowledge (secondary outcomes) were assessed pre- and post-intervention. Seventeen percent of participants experienced 5% weight loss at follow-up. Post-intervention, participants consumed more fruit and vegetables and fewer sweets and fried foods. A group-based, culturally adapted lifestyle intervention may be a more cost-effective approach than individual interventions to improve dietary behavior among underserved populations, though additional modifications may be considered to increase the intervention’s effectiveness in promoting significant weight loss. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords: weight loss; obesity; overweight; lifestyle; life style; emigrants and immigrants; body weight loss; limited english proficiency; humans; human; migrant; cultural adaptation; mexican immigrants; dietary counseling; group-based intervention
Journal Title: Journal of Community Health
Volume: 47
Issue: 6
ISSN: 0094-5145
Publisher: Springer  
Date Published: 2022-12-01
Start Page: 885
End Page: 893
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-022-01124-1
PUBMED: 35902442
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC10105641
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 December 2022 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Jennifer Chung Foung Leng
    78 Leng
  2. Francesca Mara Gany
    216 Gany
  3. Florence Lui
    23 Lui
  4. Bharat Narang
    30 Narang
  5. Minlun Wu
    11 Wu
  6. Jackie Marie Finik
    20 Finik
  7. Leslie Alondra Puebla
    2 Puebla
  8. Josana Tonda
    1 Tonda
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