The First Step First Bite Program: Guidance to Increase Physical Activity and Daily Intake of Low-Glycemic Index Foods
The First Step First Bite Program: Guidance to Increase Physical Activity and Daily Intake of Low-Glycemic Index Foods
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10.1016/j.jada.2009.05.012
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发表时间:
2009-08-01
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Bell, Rhonda C.
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Cheong, Sian Hoe;McCargar, Linda J.;Bell, Rhonda C.
Practical lifestyle interventions are needed to help people with type 2 diabetes increase their physical activity and follow nutrition therapy guidelines. This study examined whether combining instructions to walk more and to eat more low-glycemic index (GI) foods (First Step First Bite Program) improved hemoglobin A1c and anthropometric and cardiovascular health outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes vs the First Step Program (instruction only on walking). Subjects were randomly assigned to the First Step Program or First Step First Bite Program (n=22 in each group) and attended four weekly group meetings with minimal follow-up during weeks 5 to 16. All subjects monitored steps per day throughout the study; First Step First Bite Program subjects also monitored daily intake of low-GI foods. At week 16 (n = 19 per group), both groups had increased steps per day by approximately 3,000 compared with baseline (P