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American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 82, Issue 9 1244-1250, Copyright © 1992 by American Public Health Association

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How women's adopted low-fat diets affect their husbands.

A L Shattuck, E White and A R Kristal

Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104.

OBJECTIVES. One way of promoting a reduction in dietary fat intake is by changing the diet of family members. This study investigated the long-term effects of a low-fat dietary intervention on husbands of women who participated in the Women's Health Trial (WHT). METHODS. An average of 12 months after the end of the WHT, a randomly selected sample of participants' husbands was sent dietary and health questionnaires as part of a follow-up study of the maintenance of the low-fat diet among WHT participants. RESULTS. We found an absolute difference in fat intake between groups of 4 percentage points (32.9% energy from fat among intervention husbands [n = 188] vs 36.9% among control husbands [n = 180]). The wife's attitude and fat intake were among the most important predictors of her husband's fat intake, indicating that the effect of the WHT intervention on the husbands of participants was more likely due to their acceptance of lower-fat foods being served at home than to overt actions by the men. CONCLUSIONS. Our results suggest that a dietary intervention aimed at women can have an effect on their husbands and may be a cost-effective approach to healthy dietary change for both women and men.




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