ACKNOWLEGMENT: This study was supported by Clinical Research Grant (7-08-CR-27) from the American @entity6 Association and by a contract (58-1950-7-707) with the Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture @entity1 Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. This article does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government. PURPOSE: This analysis was undertaken to describe healthcare seeking, @entity353 efforts and predictors of @entity353 among African Americans recently identified with @entity6 METHODS: A secondary analysis was conducted on data collected from 89 @entity1 who completed a previously published 12-week randomized placebo-controlled trial testing the benefit of @entity560 supplementation on blood measures predictive of @entity6 risk. Information about care seeking, @entity353 strategies and @entity353 effort was collected by questionnaire at three data collection visits. Weight was measured by trained staff at each visit. RESULTS: More than half of the @entity1 saw a healthcare provider during the study, but few recalled receiving advice about diet, physical activity or other strategies for @entity353 . Thirty-seven % of @entity1 maintained their weight within 1 kg of their baseline weight. Of the remaining @entity1 , half gained >1 kg and half lost >1 kg during the study period. Age-adjusted independent predictors of @entity353 included a visit to a healthcare provider for preventive care, dietary restrictions, and consistent @entity353 effort. @entity560 supplementation had no effect on weight change. CONCLUSIONS: This study reinforces the importance of preventive healthcare and sustainable changes in diet and physical activity. It also suggests that physicians need better tools for motivating and supporting their @entity1 to adopt behaviors that can reduce @entity6 risk. For the millions of Americans who are trying to lose weight to reduce their risk for @entity102 , this study reinforces the importance of sustained effort.

Predictors of Weight Loss in African Americans with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'Human'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['Diabetes', 'diabetes', 'prediabetes or early diabetes'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic disease'] @entity560 :: ('MESH:D014807', 'Chemical') :: ['vitamin D', 'Vitamin D']
@entity6 :: (MESH:D003920,Disease) :: ['Prediabetes or Early Diabetes']
