Nutrient intake and the effectiveness of a community-based nutrition education program in reducing dietary cancer risk in adult Lumbee Indian women in Robeson County, North Carolina
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Ronny A. Bell (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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- Advisor
- Helen Shaw
Abstract: The purposes of this study were to document: 1) nutrient intakes and eating patterns of adult Lumbee Indian women in Robeson County, North Carolina, and 2) the effectiveness of a community-based, nutrition education program in altering the dietary risk of cancer in these women. In a pilot study, information about eating patterns and the intake of 41 dietary constituents was obtained from 120 Lumbee women in two age categories (21- 40 years, 41-60 years). Nutrient intakes were estimated using a 3-day food record, a 24-hour recall and a food frequency questionnaire, while demographic and health and eating habits were determined using an investigator-designed questionnaire. Nutrient intakes were compared to age- and gender-matched data from national surveys (NHANES II and NFCS), and from surveys of other Native American tribes. In an experimental study, a community-based, nutrition education program designed to modify the intake of dietary components associated with increased cancer risk (fat, fiber, and some antioxidant nutrients) was administered to 29 Lumbee women in six weekly sessions. A subset of 20 women from the pilot study served as controls for the experimental study.
Nutrient intake and the effectiveness of a community-based nutrition education program in reducing dietary cancer risk in adult Lumbee Indian women in Robeson County, North Carolina
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1993
- Subjects
- Lumbee Indians $x Health and hygiene
- Indian women $z North Carolina $x Health and hygiene
- Cancer $x Nutritional aspects