TY - JOUR
T1 - The Nutritarian Women’s Health Study (NWHS)
T2 - Cohort 1
AU - Sutliffe, Jay T.
AU - Lopez, Nanette
AU - Gardner, Julia C.
AU - Carnot, Mary Jo
AU - Adams, Alison
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Nutritional Research Foundation, Inc (A18-0121-001), VitaMix Foundation (A19-0038-001), and Northern Arizona University Department of Health Sciences.
Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Tatiana Tomich and Tara Kemp for their efforts with the NWHS SQ, the support of the individuals affiliated with the Plant Rich and Nutrient Dense Interventions for Active Lifestyles (PRANDIAL) Lab at Northern Arizona University ( https://www.prandiallab.com/ ) as well as the individuals who participated in this research project.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Plant-based dietary patterns are associated with chronic disease risk reduction, prevention, and reversal. As such, the Nutritarian diet is a dietary plan grounded in the daily consumption of micronutrient-dense, plant-rich foods that satisfy nutrient needs with a corresponding improvement in overall health. The Nutritarian Women’s Health Study was a fully-online intervention that included supportive, automated email messages, with participants self-reporting dietary adherence and anthropometric measurements quarterly. Changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) were not significant. The groups with the lowest baseline Waist-to-Height-Ratio (WHtR) showed an initial increase followed by a decrease. Responses related to dietary adherence showed that most participants easily consumed greens, beans, onions/garlic, berries, and seeds, avoided animal products, alcohol, and refined foods, but had difficulty with regularly consuming mushrooms and tomatoes. A midpoint questionnaire revealed participants consumed an overwhelming amount of their meals/snacks according to the dietary plan and about half found it easy/very easy to eat strictly Nutritarian. A large majority reported a positive change in health from participating in the study. The barriers to following the dietary plan include a busy lifestyle and the opposing views/pressures from friends, family, co-workers, and/or spouse/partner. It is important to evaluate this fully-online approach when considering future interventions.
AB - Plant-based dietary patterns are associated with chronic disease risk reduction, prevention, and reversal. As such, the Nutritarian diet is a dietary plan grounded in the daily consumption of micronutrient-dense, plant-rich foods that satisfy nutrient needs with a corresponding improvement in overall health. The Nutritarian Women’s Health Study was a fully-online intervention that included supportive, automated email messages, with participants self-reporting dietary adherence and anthropometric measurements quarterly. Changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) were not significant. The groups with the lowest baseline Waist-to-Height-Ratio (WHtR) showed an initial increase followed by a decrease. Responses related to dietary adherence showed that most participants easily consumed greens, beans, onions/garlic, berries, and seeds, avoided animal products, alcohol, and refined foods, but had difficulty with regularly consuming mushrooms and tomatoes. A midpoint questionnaire revealed participants consumed an overwhelming amount of their meals/snacks according to the dietary plan and about half found it easy/very easy to eat strictly Nutritarian. A large majority reported a positive change in health from participating in the study. The barriers to following the dietary plan include a busy lifestyle and the opposing views/pressures from friends, family, co-workers, and/or spouse/partner. It is important to evaluate this fully-online approach when considering future interventions.
KW - dietary adherence
KW - nutrient-dense
KW - Nutritarian
KW - Plant-based
KW - plant-rich
KW - virtual-intervention
KW - whole-food
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U2 - 10.1177/15598276221135791
DO - 10.1177/15598276221135791
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141349363
JO - American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
JF - American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
SN - 1559-8276
ER -