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Preventive medicine · Mar 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialFighting cancer with fitness: dietary outcomes of a randomized, controlled lifestyle change intervention in healthy African-American women.
- William J McCarthy, Antronette K Yancey, Gail G Harrison, Joanne Leslie, and Judith M Siegel.
- Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, CA 90095, USA.
- Prev Med. 2007 Mar 1; 44 (3): 246253246-53.
ObjectivesThis study tested the efficacy of an 8-week, culturally targeted community-based nutrition and physical activity promotion intervention, Fight Cancer with Fitness! (FCF).MethodsA randomized, controlled trial was conducted in a black-owned commercial gym in a sample of 366 predominantly overweight or obese, healthy African-American women.ResultsDietary quality as indexed by fruit and vegetable intake improved significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group at 12-month follow-up, and proportion of calories consumed as fat decreased in both groups.ConclusionsThis individually targeted cancer prevention intervention produced beneficial effects on dietary quality that were sustained for at least 12 months.
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