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- Title
Adopting a Plant-Based Diet Minimally Increased Food Costs in WHEL Study.
- Authors
Hyder, Joseph A.; Thomson, Cynthia A.; Natarajan, Loki; Madlensky, Lisa; Pu, Minya; Emond, Jennifer; Kealey, Sheila; Rock, Cheryl L.; Flatt, Shirley W.; Pierce, John P.
- Abstract
Objective: To assess the cost of adopting a plant-based diet. Methods: Breast cancer survivors randomized to dietary intervention (n=1109) or comparison (n=1145) group; baseline and 12-month data on diet and grocery costs. Results: At baseline, both groups reported similar food costs and dietary intake. At 12 months, only the intervention group changed their diet (vegetable-fruit: 6.3 to 8.9 serv/d.; fiber: 21.6 to 29.8 g/d; fat: 28.2 to 22.3% of E). The intervention change was associated with a significant increase of $1.22/ person/week (multivariate model, P=0.027). Conclusions: A major change to a plant-based diet was associated with a minimal Increase in grocery costs.
- Subjects
BREAST cancer; FOOD habits; DIET; CANCER patients; MULTIVARIATE analysis
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009, Vol 33, Issue 5, p530
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5993/AJHB.33.5.6