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A Study of the Relationship between Food Group Recommendations and Perceived Stress: Findings from Black Women in the Deep South
Joint Authors
Desmond, Renee A.
Hardy, Sharonda
Townsend, Sh’Nese
Meneses, Karen
Partridge, Edward E.
Baskin, Monica L.
Carson, T. L.
Ard, Jamy D.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Black women in the Deep South experience excess morbidity/mortality from obesity-related diseases, which may be partially attributable to poor diet.
One reason for poor dietary intake may be high stress, which has been associated with unhealthy diets in other groups.
Limited data are available regarding dietary patterns of black women in the Deep South and to our knowledge no studies have been published exploring relationships between stress and dietary patterns among this group.
This cross-sectional study explored the relationship between stress and adherence to food group recommendations among black women in the Deep South.
Participants (n=355) provided demographic, anthropometric, stress (PSS-10), and dietary (NCI ASA-24 hour recall) data.
Participants were obese (BMI = 36.5 kg/m2) and reported moderate stress (PSS-10 score = 16) and minimal adherence to Dietary Guidelines for Americans food group recommendations (1/3 did not meet recommendations for any food group).
Participants reporting higher stress had higher BMIs than those reporting lower stress.
There was no observed relationship between stress and dietary intake in this sample.
Based on these study findings, which are limited by potential misreporting of dietary intake and limited variability in stress measure outcomes, there is insufficient evidence to support a relationship between stress and dietary intake.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carson, T. L.& Desmond, Renee A.& Hardy, Sharonda& Townsend, Sh’Nese& Ard, Jamy D.& Meneses, Karen…[et al.]. 2015. A Study of the Relationship between Food Group Recommendations and Perceived Stress: Findings from Black Women in the Deep South. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carson, T. L.…[et al.]. A Study of the Relationship between Food Group Recommendations and Perceived Stress: Findings from Black Women in the Deep South. Journal of Obesity No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Carson, T. L.& Desmond, Renee A.& Hardy, Sharonda& Townsend, Sh’Nese& Ard, Jamy D.& Meneses, Karen…[et al.]. A Study of the Relationship between Food Group Recommendations and Perceived Stress: Findings from Black Women in the Deep South. Journal of Obesity. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1069599
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1069599