Eat, Pray, Move: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multilevel Church-Based Intervention to Address Obesity Among African Americans and Latinos.

Kathryn Pitkin DeroseMalcolm V WilliamsKaren R FlórezBeth Ann GriffinDenise Diaz PayánRachana SeelamCheryl A BranchJennifer Hawes-DawsonMichael A MataMargaret D WhitleyEunice C Wong

Published in: American journal of health promotion : AJHP (2018)

Implementing a multilevel intervention across diverse congregations resulted in small improvements in obesity outcomes. A longer time line is needed to fully implement and assess effects of community and congregation environmental strategies and to allow for potential larger impacts of the intervention.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
study protocol
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
healthcare
mental health
human health
risk assessment
skeletal muscle
physical activity
glycemic control
life cycle