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  • A worksite programme significantly alters nutrient intakes

  • Susan M Levin, Hope R Ferdowsian, Valerie J Hoover, Amber A Green, Neal D Barnard
  • Journal: Public Health Nutrition / Volume 13 / Issue 10 / October 2010
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 2010, pp. 1629-1635
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  • Objective

    To examine whether a worksite nutrition programme using a low-fat vegan diet could significantly improve nutritional intake.

    Design

    At two corporate sites of the Government Employees Insurance Company, employees who were either overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) and/or had type 2 diabetes participated in a 22-week worksite-based dietary intervention study.

    Setting

    At the intervention site, participants were asked to follow a low-fat vegan diet and participate in weekly group meetings that included instruction and group support (intervention group). At the control site, participants received no instruction (control group). At weeks 0 and 22, participants completed 3 d dietary records to assess energy and nutrient intake.

    Subjects

    A total of 109 participants (sixty-five intervention and forty-four control).

    Results

    In the intervention group, reported intake of total fat, trans fat, saturated fat and cholesterol decreased significantly (P ≤ 0·001), as did energy and protein (P = 0·01), and vitamin B12 (P = 0·002), compared with the control group. Intake (exclusive of any use of nutritional supplements) of carbohydrate, fibre, vitamin C, magnesium and potassium increased significantly (P ≤ 0·0001), as did that for β-carotene (P = 0·0004), total vitamin A activity (P = 0·004), vitamin K (P = 0·01) and sodium (P = 0·04) in the intervention group, compared with the control group.

    Conclusions

    The present study suggests that a worksite vegan nutrition programme increases intakes of protective nutrients, such as fibre, folate and vitamin C, and decreases intakes of total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol.

  • Prevalence of Weight Concerns and Obesity Among Smokers Calling a Quitline

  • Terry Bush, Michele D. Levine, Mona Deprey, Barbara Cerutti, Susan M. Zbikowski, Tim McAfee, Lisa Mahoney, Laura Beebe
  • Journal: Journal of Smoking Cessation / Volume 4 / Issue 2 / 01 December 2009
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2012, pp. 74-78
  • Print publication: 01 December 2009

  • Background: Cessation-related weight gain and weight concerns are common among smokers and have a negative impact on quitting. Obese smokers tend to gain more than the average amount of weight and also have lower quit rates. This article describes the prevalence of obesity and weight concerns among smokers calling a state quitline in the United States. Results: Among 3972 smokers using a state quitline, 33.3% were obese, 30.2% overweight, 33.3% normal weight and 3.2% under-weight; a total of 60.6% were concerned about cessation-related weight gain. Compared with non-obese callers, obese callers were more likely to be female, Hispanic, non-White and heavier smokers. Conclusions: This is the first study to report data on body weight and weight concerns of smokers calling a national quitline. Given the lower quit rates among obese and weight-concerned smokers, and the burden of smoking and obesity, there is an opportunity to develop new treatment approaches for this at-risk population.