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| 1. Nam, Sang Gon. "The Effect of Weight Loss Based on the LIFE Project: Spiritual and Church-Based Program in terms of Social Support for Rural African-American Women" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 11, 2007 Online <PDF>. 2009-12-06 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p182626_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Obesity (BMI) continues to be a increasing health problem in African-American women. The LIFE Project is a 10-week intervention designed to address the problem in these women. Two different interventions (spiritually based and non-spiritually based) are tested in the LIFE project. Both interventions utilized a pre-test, post-test design. The following measures are collected: weight, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, communication with physician, physical activity, and spirituality. The results demonstrate that spiritual interventions result in significant reductions in weight. |
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