TY - GEN
T1 - (ABSTRACT) Comparing nutrition knowledge among older African American women in faith based-settings
AU - Sumanu, Jennifer
AU - Colleran, Heather
AU - Williams-Wheeler, Meeshay
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Comparing nutrition knowledge among older African American women in faith based settings. J.U Sumanu*, H. Colleran Ph.D., Williams-Wheeler Ph.D., Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411.The world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will increase from 600 million in 2000 to 2 billion in 2050 and by 2060, the percentage of the older population that is African American is projected to grow to 12 percent. This aging population is susceptible to metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of chronic health problems linked to obesity. Chronic disease include a range of diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Although aging is associated with declines of physiological and cognitive functions that contribute to ill health, longitudinal studies suggest that nutrition may be an important determinant of successful aging and understanding the dietary practices of older adults may help target interventions to improve diet. Dietary patterns can be influenced by acceptability of healthy foods which could translate to self-efficacy of nutrition knowledge. Limited knowledge about healthy foods and cravings for unhealthy foods, were barriers to making healthy dietary choices. Low nutrition literacy can influence African American food choices. It is important to determine and understand the necessary requirements needed to make nutritional changes, which involves examining nutritional literacy and the ability of people to comprehend nutritionally relevant information and its health impact. The purpose of this study is to compare the nutrition knowledge of older African American women in faith-based settings and assess dietary choices by analyzing participants’ dietary recall using the NDSR (Nutrition Data System for Research).
AB - Comparing nutrition knowledge among older African American women in faith based settings. J.U Sumanu*, H. Colleran Ph.D., Williams-Wheeler Ph.D., Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411.The world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will increase from 600 million in 2000 to 2 billion in 2050 and by 2060, the percentage of the older population that is African American is projected to grow to 12 percent. This aging population is susceptible to metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of chronic health problems linked to obesity. Chronic disease include a range of diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Although aging is associated with declines of physiological and cognitive functions that contribute to ill health, longitudinal studies suggest that nutrition may be an important determinant of successful aging and understanding the dietary practices of older adults may help target interventions to improve diet. Dietary patterns can be influenced by acceptability of healthy foods which could translate to self-efficacy of nutrition knowledge. Limited knowledge about healthy foods and cravings for unhealthy foods, were barriers to making healthy dietary choices. Low nutrition literacy can influence African American food choices. It is important to determine and understand the necessary requirements needed to make nutritional changes, which involves examining nutritional literacy and the ability of people to comprehend nutritionally relevant information and its health impact. The purpose of this study is to compare the nutrition knowledge of older African American women in faith-based settings and assess dietary choices by analyzing participants’ dietary recall using the NDSR (Nutrition Data System for Research).
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - 241
BT - Unknown book
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