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ArticleAppetite2026

The NU-HOME RCT home food environment, family meal frequency, meal quality and children's dietary intake and physical activity outcomes.

Jayne A Fulkerson, Melissa Horning, Sarah Friend, Eydie Kramer-Kostecka, Daheia J Barr-Anderson, Rebecca Lindberg, Rebecca L Freese, Colleen Flattum, Christie Martin

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Jayne A FulkersonSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: fulke001@umn.edu.
Melissa HorningSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Sarah FriendSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Eydie Kramer-KosteckaSchool of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Daheia J Barr-AndersonSchool of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Rebecca LindbergMinneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Rebecca L FreeseBiostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Colleen FlattumDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Christie MartinSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Funding

University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UMN CTSI)UL1TR002494 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BLAZAR, BRUCE R, WEISDORF, DANIEL J · 2018 to 2022
$34.9M
New Ulm at HOME - (NU-HOME)R01HL123699 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI FULKERSON, JAYNE ALLYN · 2016 to 2020
$3.4M
Research on Eating and Activity for Community Health (REACH): An Applied Epidemiology Training Program to Improve Weight-Related Health in Youth and Families from Diverse CommunitiesT32HL150452 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NEUMARK-SZTAINER, DIANNE R · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002494NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123699NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL150452
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Abstract

introductionThe assessment of secondary outcomes in childhood obesity RCTs is important to understand programmatic impacts and precursors to weight-related changes. STUDY

designRCT. Baseline and post-intervention (9 months, 86% retention) data were collected (2017-2019) and analyzed (2022) for 114 7-10-year-old participants in the New Ulm at HOME (NU-HOME) study, which aimed to prevent obesity in rural children. The NU-HOME intervention engaged whole families in 7 monthly in-person, interactive sessions promoting healthful home food environments (i.e., frequent family meals, home availability of fruits and vegetables (FV), high quality of foods served at meals), children's dietary intake (i.e., diet quality via HEI and FV and low SSB intake), and children's physical activity (PA; i.e., moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and reduced screen time).

main outcome measuresFamily home food environment; child dietary intake and PA outcomes.

resultsCompared to families in the wait-list control group, families in the intervention group showed significantly greater improvement in the availability of vegetables in the home (p < .05) and the quality of foods and beverages served at the evening meal (p < .05). Although not statistically significant (p = .07), children in the intervention group demonstrated a 1/3 cup increase in fruit consumption compared to children in the control group, a clinically meaningful outcome. No significant treatment group differences were seen for family meal frequency, home availability of fruit, intake of vegetables, SSB intake, or minutes of MVPA and screen time.

conclusionsOur findings of significant beneficial changes in the home availability of vegetables and the quality of food and beverages served at meals demonstrate the positive, albeit limited, impact of the NU-HOME program on the home food environment for rural children.

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PMID42674286
PMCPMC13690181

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