5186.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | ||||
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| Overweight has been associated with various forms of cancer, hypertension, diabetes, elevated lipid levels, gall bladder disease, osteoarthritis, and cardiovascular diseases, and overall mortality increases with increasing body weight. National health objectives include a goal of less than 15% obesity prevalence and 60% or greater prevalence of healthy weight by the year 2010; however, estimates from recent national surveys indicate that up to half of Americans are overweight. Despite a steady increase in weight loss attempts, the prevalence of obesity has continued to increase during the past decade. The problem appears to be especially acute for women, those with low socioeconomic status, and ethnic minority groups, especially Black women. Traditional weight loss programs have had only modest or no success among Black women. More information is needed on how to encourage Black women to improve their eating habits, be more physically active, and prevent weight gain as well as lose weight. Alternative programs to promote successful dietary change, physical activity and weight control that are culturally appropriate for Black women need to be developed. The purpose of this session is to: 1. Discuss research results that will provide guidance on nutrition and weight management for Black women. 2. Discuss several successful intervention programs to promote dietary change, physical activity and weight control for Black women | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Kim M. Gans, PhD | ||||
| Welcoming Remarks - Kim Gans, Moderator | ||||
| The Relationship between Body Image Dissatisfaction and BMI across ethnic groups Marian L. Fitzgibbon, PhD, Lisa R. Blackman, BA, Mary E. Avellone, PhD | ||||
| Nutrition Attitudes in Diverse Populations of Black Women T. Elaine Prewitt, DrPH, Marian Fitzgibbon, PhD, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, PhD, Amy Luke, PhD | ||||
| Determinants of Overeating in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of African-American Women Angela Odoms, PhD, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, Roberta Goldman, PhD, Kim M. Gans, PhD, MPH, Thomas M. Lasater, PhD | ||||
| SisterTalk: A weight control program for Black women delivered via cable television Kim M. Gans, PhD, MPH, Thomas M. Lasater, PhD, Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, Patricia M. Risica, PhD, RD, Colleen Caron, PhD | ||||
| Sisters Together: Findings from a Model Program Rima E. Rudd, ScD, MSPH, Jeanne Goldberg, PhD, RD | ||||
| Questions and Answers | ||||
| Sponsor: | Food and Nutrition | |||
| Cosponsors: | Chiropractic Health Care; Epidemiology; Social Work; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | |||