2022
Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study
Oladele CR, Colón-Ramos U, Galusha D, Tran E, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Nunez-Smith M. Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022, 26: 101694. PMID: 35242499, PMCID: PMC8861285, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal food environmentDaily servingsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyFood environmentFV intakeDietary Screener QuestionnaireMean daily servingsDaily FV intakeMore daily servingsConsumption of FVChi-square testStudy baseline dataCross-sectional analysisCohort studyScreener questionnaireCardiovascular healthVegetable intakeDietary intakeHigh-income countriesPoisson regressionSignificant associationDaily intakeIntakeFood insecurityImportance of affordability
2018
Food and Nutrient Intakes of Jamaican Immigrants in Florida
Oladele CR, Sharma S, Yang J, Pathak EB, Himmelgreen D, Dagne G, Nembhard W, Mason T. Food and Nutrient Intakes of Jamaican Immigrants in Florida. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2018, 21: 570-577. PMID: 29951775, PMCID: PMC6469680, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-018-0770-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary intakeDietary recommendationsRisk factor interventionChronic disease riskTop foodsDaily energy intakeDietary questionnaireSodium intakeMacronutrient intakeFactor interventionMicronutrient intakeEnergy intakeNutrient intakeStudy participantsDisease riskIntakePrevention effortsIntake estimatesTraditional foodsChocolate drinkWomenMenJamaican immigrantsFoodHot chocolate drinks
2017
Acculturation and dietary intake pattern among Jamaican immigrants in the US
Oladele CR, Pathak EB, Yang J, Nembhard WN, Sharma S, Himmelgreen D, Dagne G, Mason T. Acculturation and dietary intake pattern among Jamaican immigrants in the US. Preventive Medicine Reports 2017, 9: 80-85. PMID: 29348996, PMCID: PMC5767562, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDietary intake patternsDietary patternsDietary intakeIntake patternsTraditional dietary patternLess physical activityEffective intervention programsPersons 25Generalized Estimating EquationsRisk factorsChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseHealth QuestionnaireJamaican immigrantsPhysical activityLifestyle characteristicsYears of educationDisease riskTraditional dietSignificant predictorsIntakeIntervention programsDietSouth Florida countiesDisease