Trial reportThe Diabetes educator
En Balance participants decrease dietary fat and cholesterol intake as part of a culturally sensitive Hispanic diabetes education program.
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- Culturally responsive nutrition interventions addressing chronic conditions in Latino adults living in the United States: a scoping review.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Culturally appropriate health education for people in ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
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- A nutrition-focused review of the interventions in US-living Latino communities with type II diabetes.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Latinx Populations in the United States: A Culturally Relevant Literature Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- Examining a Continuous Glucose Monitoring Plus Online Peer Support Community Intervention to Support Hispanic Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
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- En Balance: The Contribution of Physical Activity to the Efficacy of Spanish Diabetes Education of Hispanic Americans with Type 2 Diabetes.Journal of diabetes research · 2020Article
- Effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty-acid supplementation on neuropathic pain symptoms and sphingosine levels in Mexican-Americans with type 2 diabetes.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2019Article
- A gender- and culturally-sensitive weight loss intervention for Hispanic males: The ANIMO randomized controlled trial pilot study protocol and recruitment methods.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2018Article
- Understanding Cultural Influences on Dietary Habits in Asian, Middle Eastern, and Latino Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Review of Current Literature and Future Directions.Current diabetes reports · 2017Review
- The Ala54Thr Polymorphism of the Fatty Acid Binding Protein 2 Gene Modulates HDL Cholesterol in Mexican-Americans with Type 2 Diabetes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Identification of Anti-Long Chain Saturated Fatty Acid IgG Antibodies in Serum of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Mediators of inflammation · 2015Article
- Association of metabolic risk factors with cartilage degradation assessed by T2 relaxation time at the knee: data from the osteoarthritis initiative.Arthritis care & research · 2013Article
- Factors that influence diabetes self-management in Hispanics living in low socioeconomic neighborhoods in San Bernardino, California.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2012Article
- Characteristics of male attendees of health education interventions for Latinos.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2012Article
- Cultural Relevancy of Culinary and Nutritional Medicine Interventions: A Scoping Review.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
- En Balance: the effects of Spanish diabetes education on physical activity changes and diabetes control.The Diabetes educatorArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to assess dietary intake habits of Mexican American Hispanic adults participating in the En Balance diabetes education program.
methodsEn Balance is a 3-month culturally sensitive diabetes education intervention for Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Of the 46 participants enrolled, 39 mainly Mexican American Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes completed the En Balance program. Participants lived in the Riverside and San Bernardino counties of California, and all participants completed the program by June 2008. Dietary intake was assessed at baseline and at 3 months using the validated Southwest Food Frequency Questionnaire.
resultsClinically important decreases in glycemic control and serum lipid levels were observed at the end of the 3-month program. The baseline diet was characterized by a high intake of energy (2478 ± 1140 kcal), total fat (87 ± 44 g/day), saturated fat (28 ± 15 g/day), dietary cholesterol (338 ± 217 mg/day), and sodium (4236 ± 2055 mg/day). At 3 months, the En Balance group mean intake of dietary fat (P = .045) and dietary cholesterol (P = .033) decreased significantly. Low dietary intakes of docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and vitamin E were also observed in these adults with type 2 diabetes.
conclusionsThe En Balance program improved glycemic control and lipid profiles in a group of Hispanic diabetic participants. En Balance also promoted decreases in dietary fat and dietary cholesterol intake.
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