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Research Original Research
The Effectiveness of Two Community-Based Weight Loss Strategies among Obese, Low-Income US Latinos
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 115Issue 4p537–550.e2Published online: January 8, 2015
- Lisa Goldman Rosas
- Sreedevi Thiyagarajan
- Benjamin Alan Goldstein
- Rebecca Lucia Drieling
- Priscilla Padilla Romero
- Jun Ma
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 37
Latino immigrants have high rates of obesity and face barriers to weight loss.
Research Research and Professional Briefs
Community Resource Utilization, Psychosocial Health, and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Diet and Physical Activity among Low-Income Obese Latino Immigrants
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 114Issue 2p257–265Published online: October 8, 2013
- Rebecca Lucia Drieling
- Lisa Goldman Rosas
- Jun Ma
- Randall Scott Stafford
Cited in Scopus: 20
Low-socioeconomic-status (SES) Latinos are disproportionately represented among the 78 million obese Americans. Tailored behavioral weight-loss interventions show promise, but there is limited adaptation to lower-SES Latino immigrants. This study provides guidance for tailoring obesity-reduction strategies for this population by evaluating food security, educational community resource utilization, education level, depression, sex, and length of US residence as predictors of diet and physical activity.