Capitalizing on mobile technology to support healthy eating in ethnic minority college students.

Auteur(s) :
Intille S., Rodgers RF., Pernal W., Matsumoto A., Shiyko M., Franko DL.
Date :
Fév, 2016
Source(s) :
Journal of American college health : J of ACH. #64:2 p125-32
Adresse :
Northeastern University , Boston , Massachusetts , USA. [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the capacity of a mobile technology-based intervention to support healthy eating among ethnic minority female students.

PARTICIPANTS
Forty-three African-American and Hispanic female students participated in a three-week intervention between January and May 2013.

METHODS
Participants photographed their meals using their smart phone camera and received motivational text messages three times a day. At baseline, post-intervention and 10 weeks after the intervention, participants reported on fruit, vegetable, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Participants were also weighed at baseline.

RESULTS
Among participants with BMI ≥ 25, fruit and vegetable consumption increased with time (p <.01). Among participants with BMI < 21, consumption of fruit decreased (p < .05), while the consumption of vegetables remained stable. No effects were found for sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.

CONCLUSION
Mobile technology-based interventions could facilitate healthy eating among female ethnic minority college students, particularly those with higher BMI.

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