The "Rolling Store:" An economical and environmental approach to the prevention of weight gain in African American women

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Kennedy, Betty M ^a   Champagne, Catherine M ^a   Ryan, Donna H ^a   Newton Jr , Robert ^a   Conish, Beverly K ^a   Harsha, David W ^a   Levy, Erma J ^a   Bogle, Margaret L ^b  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Community based; Fruits and vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION THERAPY; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VEGETABLES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249126342     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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