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ArticleJournal of nutrition education and behavior2025

Diet Quality Among Community Members With Diabetes and Food Insecurity in Northwest Arkansas: Comparison Across 3 Racial/Ethnic Groups.

Eliza Short, Ji Li, James P Selig, Kelsey Bounds, Alexandra Diaz-Cruz, Brett Rowland, Holly C Felix, Krista Langston, Pearl A McElfish, Christopher R Long

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  1. Medically Tailored Grocery Delivery for Food Pantry Clients with Diabetes.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2025
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10 authors.

Eliza ShortCenter for Nutrition Health and Impact, Omaha, NE.
Ji LiFay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR.
James P SeligFay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR.
Kelsey BoundsInstitute for Community Health Innovation, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR.
Alexandra Diaz-CruzDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
Brett RowlandInstitute for Community Health Innovation, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR.
Holly C FelixFay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
Krista LangstonInstitute for Community Health Innovation, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR.
Pearl A McElfishInstitute for Community Health Innovation, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR; College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR.
Christopher R LongCenter for Nutrition Health and Impact, Omaha, NE. Electronic address: clong@centerfornutrition.org.

Funding

Expanding Translational Research in ArkansasUL1TR003107 · NCATS · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI JAMES, LAURA P · 2019 to 2023
$21.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study evaluated differences in diet quality across multiple racial/ethnic groups with type 2 diabetes (T2D) experiencing food insecurity.

designCross-sectional. Bilingual (English/Spanish, English/Marshallese) community health workers used a multiple-pass approach to collect 3 24-hour dietary recalls via phone.

settingFood pantries in Arkansas.

participantsEighty-three adult food pantry clients with T2D (hemoglobin A1c ≥ 7.0%) experiencing food insecurity and self-identified race/ethnicity of Hispanic (39%), Marshallese Pacific Islander (i.e., Marshallese) (35%), or White (26%).

main outcome measureDiet quality (Healthy Eating Index [HEI]-2015). ANALYSIS: Differences in diet quality scores by race/ethnicity were evaluated using one-way analysis of variance; Turkey-Kramer tests for pairwise comparisons assessed diet quality differences among Hispanic, Marshallese, and White participants. A food-level analysis identified top food categories contributing to diet quality.

resultsDiet quality was 71.7 ± 12.7 (mean ± standard deviation) among Hispanic, 56.9 ± 14.1 among Marshallese, and 45.9 ± 14.1 among White participants. Hispanic participants had a significantly higher HEI-2015 score than Marshallese (mean difference, 14.9 [95% confidence interval (CI), 6.6-23.2]; P < 0.001) and White (mean difference, 25.9 [95% CI, 16.9-34.8]; P < 0.001) participants. Marshallese participants had a significantly higher HEI-2015 score than White participants (mean difference, 11.0 [95% CI, 1.8-20.1]; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Designers of nutrition-focused interventions may consider tailoring food and education around high and low diet quality component scores that vary across racial/ethnic groups (e.g., including culturally appropriate fruits/vegetables) to improve T2D management.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2DietDiet, HealthyEthnicityFood InsecurityAdultAgedArkansasCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedNative Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderWhitediet qualityfood insecurityHispanic/LatinoPacific Islandertype 2 diabetes

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PMID40810710
PMCPMC12422061

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