The rapid growth rate and unique challenges as a new immigrant group call for a better understanding of the social and health needs of the older Asian Americans (AAs) population. Overwhelming numbers of AAs, a fast-growing first-generation immigrant group, suffer from type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its consequences of poorly controlled blood glucose. For the older AAs, there are higher prevalence rates, worse diabetes control, and higher rates of complications due to limited English proficiency and health literacy. Despite the evidence concerning the effects of dietary interventions on glycemic control by well-controlled feeding studies in mainstream Americans, a lack of clinical trials of culturally tailored interventions often imposes serious barriers to translate and implement such fruitful and innovative approaches in individuals from ethnic minority communities such as AAs.
The proposed study will use a randomized, controlled design with a sample of 60 AAs aged 65 years or older. Metabolomics methodologies will be incorporated into this research to provide a global picture of metabolites' responses to personalized behavioral nutrition (PBN) intervention. The study results will obtain the necessary information to conduct a meaningful community-based clinical trial to test the effectiveness of PBN in improving dietary patterns and glycemic control in older AAs.
Jisook Ko
(210) 567-5554
koj1@uthscsa.edu
Principal Investigator
Jisook Ko
Jisook Ko
(210) 567-5554
koj1@uthscsa.edu
Arm | Description | Intervention |
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Intervention group | This group will receive 4-week personalized behavioral nutrition intervention with digital self-monitoring for diet and blood glucose and diabetes nutrition education. Participants will discuss the personalized nutrition change goals and recommendations based on metabolic profiling for assessing dietary patterns. | Personalized behavioral nutrition intervention consisting of digital self-monitoring for diet and physical activity, personalized nutrition change goal and recommendation, and diabetes nutrition education developed by ADA |
Control group | This group will receive 4-week diabetes nutrition education with digital self-monitoring for diet and blood glucose. | Diabetes nutrition education developed by the American Diabetes Association with digital self-monitoring for diet and physical activity |