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Trial reportPediatric obesity2017

LA sprouts randomized controlled nutrition, cooking and gardening programme reduces obesity and metabolic risk in Hispanic/Latino youth.

N M Gatto, L C Martinez, D Spruijt-Metz, J N Davis

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pediatric obesity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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50citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Garden-based interventions and early childhood health: an umbrella review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020
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  18. Reducing Obesogenic Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Children through a Family-Based, Culturally-Tailored RCT:International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

N M GattoCenter for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyles & Disease Prevention, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7873-8310
L C MartinezDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
D Spruijt-MetzDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3884-4300
J N DavisDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Los Angeles, USA.
University of Southern California · USLoma Linda University · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

Virtual Sprouts: Web-based Gardening Games to Teach Nutrition and Combat ObesityR25OD011113 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI RAGUSA, GISELE, SPRUIJT-METZ, DONNA D · 2012 to 2015
$874k
LA Sprouts: A garden/nutrition intervention to improve health for high-risk youthR21DK094066 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI SPRUIJT-METZ, DONNA D · 2012 to 2013
$466k
NIDDK NIH HHS R21 DK094066NIH HHS R25 OD011113
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany programmes for children that involve gardening and nutrition components exist; however, none include experimental designs allowing more rigorous evaluation of their impact on obesity.

objectivesThe objective of this study is to explore the effects of a novel 12-week gardening, nutrition and cooking intervention {'LA Sprouts'} on dietary intake, obesity parameters and metabolic disease risk among low-income, primarily Hispanic/Latino youth in Los Angeles..

methodsThis study used a randomized control trial involving four elementary schools [two randomized to intervention {172, 3rd-5th grade students}; two randomized to control {147, 3rd-5th grade students}]. Classes were taught in 90-min sessions once per week for 12 weeks. Data collected at pre-intervention and post-intervention included dietary intake via food frequency questionnaire, anthropometric measures {body mass index, waist circumference}, body fat, and fasting blood samples.

resultsLA Sprouts participants compared with controls had significantly greater reductions in body mass index z-scores {-0.1 vs. -0.04, respectively; p = 0.01} and waist circumference {-1.2 vs. 0.1 cm; p < 0.001}. Fewer LA Sprouts participants had the metabolic syndrome after the intervention than before, while controls with metabolic syndrome increased. LA Sprouts participants compared with controls increased dietary fiber intake {+3.4% vs. -16.5%; p = 0.04}. All participants decreased vegetable intake, but decreases were less in LA Sprouts than controls {-3.7% vs. -26.1%; p = 0.04}. Change in fruit intake did not differ between LA Sprouts and controls.

conclusionsLA Sprouts was effective in reducing obesity and metabolic risk; however, additional larger and longer-term studies are warranted.

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Feeding BehaviorAdolescentChildCookingFemaleGardeningHealth EducationHispanic or LatinoHumansLos AngelesMaleMetabolic SyndromeNutritional StatusObesitySchoolsStudentsBMIfruit and vegetable consumptiongardeningHispanic/Latino

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PMID26909882
PMCPMC5362120
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