Designing culturally sensitive dietary interventions for African Americans: Review and recommendations

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 224-238

  Di Noia, Jennifer ^a   Furst, Gennifer ^a   Park, Keumjae ^a   Byrd Bredbenner, Carol ^b  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cultural sensitivity; Dietary intervention

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET THERAPY; DISABLED PERSON; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MASS MEDIUM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS; TRUST;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURE; DIET; HUMANS; NUTRITION THERAPY;

EID: 84875678789     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nure.12009     Document Type: Article

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