Food Prescriptions to Promote Affordable Diets That Meet RDAs Among Multi-generational Latino Households
Kaiser Permanente
Summary
This is an Randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the impact of meal planning and affordable grocery delivery on weight loss, dietary quality and health on members of multigenerational Latino households.
Description
FoodRx will test the effects of a culturally sensitive meal planning and affordable grocery delivery service in a randomized controlled trial to improve diet quality, weight control and chronic disease risk among multi-generational Latino households. This will be the first study to test the effectiveness of food prescriptions and home delivery on BMI and diet quality among Latino families. Food prescriptions will meet the EAT-Lancet sustainability guidelines and achieve at least 90% of the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for 23 critical nutrients for all family members at a cost not exce…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 2+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Multigenerational Latino household that has at least 2 adults with a BMI \>27 kg/m2 and who both want to lose weight and at least one child under age 18; \[Multi-generational is defined as having household members in two or three age groups: a) less than 18 years; b) 18-64 years; c) 65 years or older\]; The household should have between 3-5 residents. * Owns at least 1 smart phone, tablet or computer or has internet access; * No dietary exclusions or medical conditions (e.g. chronic kidney disease, or using insulin (those with type 2 diabetes mellitus without needing ins…
Interventions
- Combination ProductFoodRx
Participants will receive weekly meal plans and recipes and the groceries required to prepare the recommended meals
Location
- Kaiser PermanentePasadena, California