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- Title
A worksite programme significantly alters nutrient intakes.
- Authors
Levin, Susan M.; Ferdowsian, Hope R.; Hoover, Valerie J.; Green, Amber A.; Barnard, Neal D.
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
INGESTION; EMPLOYEE health promotion; VEGANS; GOVERNMENT Employees Insurance Co. Inc.; CALORIC content of foods; DIETARY supplements; OBESITY
- Publication
Public Health Nutrition, 2010, Vol 13, Issue 10, p1629
- ISSN
1368-9800
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S136898000999303X