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Changes in Food Group Consumption and Dietary Quality In Overweight Postpartum Women

Piazza, Julia C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313687121

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2011, MS, University of Cincinnati, Allied Health Sciences: Nutrition.
Background: The American Society for Nutrition has identified the postpartum period as a possible time to enhance dietary quality, seeing that the mothers are highly motivated to instill proper eating habits for themselves and their children. This study was designed to determine if a clinically based intervention would be effective in enhancing the dietary quality of postpartum women. Increasing vegetable consumption (particularly deep-yellow and dark-green vegetables) was the main target of the intervention, while also emphasizing the importance of an overall balanced diet. Methods: Two groups of postpartum women (30 intervention and 25 control) participated in this study. These participants were assigned to either the intervention or control group, which determined whether they were given nutrition counseling or not. The 6 month-long dietary intervention consisted of one face-to-face counseling session conducted by a nutrition professional, and two follow-up phone calls. Vegetable and caloric intakes were assessed at baseline and post-treatment. Results: From baseline to post-intervention, vegetable consumption significantly increased in the intervention group (p<.001). Target vegetables and total yellow vegetables also increased significantly from baseline to post-intervention in the intervention group (p<.01). Additionally, the increases of vegetable consumption and total yellow vegetable consumption were significantly higher in the intervention group compared to the control group (p<.01). Carrot consumption in the intervention group significantly increased from baseline to post-intervention and this increase was significantly greater than that in the control group (p<.05). Conclusion: This postpartum dietary intervention was effective in enhancing dietary quality, specifically by significantly increasing vegetable intake.
Graciela Falciglia, PhD (Committee Chair)
Seung-Yeon Lee, PhD (Committee Member)
14 p.
Nutrition
Postpartum; overweight women; dietary intervention

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  • Piazza, J. C. (2011). Changes in Food Group Consumption and Dietary Quality In Overweight Postpartum Women [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313687121

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Piazza, Julia. Changes in Food Group Consumption and Dietary Quality In Overweight Postpartum Women. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313687121.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Piazza, Julia. "Changes in Food Group Consumption and Dietary Quality In Overweight Postpartum Women." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1313687121

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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