Cooking for Your Health in Southern New Mexico: an 8-week, Bilingual (English and Spanish) Nutritional Intervention in Adults Living in Doña Ana and Otero Counties

Summary

This clinical trial evaluates a nutritional intervention called Cooking for Your Health in Southern New Mexico for improving diet quality and knowledge related to nutrition and cancer prevention among individuals living in the Southern region of New Mexico. New Mexico border communities have high rates of cancer and obesity, both exacerbated by poor diet quality. Traditional Mexican diets are high in fruit, vegetables, and fiber, but are intensive to prepare and not practical for many families living in New Mexico now. Vegetable oils, such as canola, safflower, and sunflower oils, are commonly used in cooking within the regional New Mexican community because they are inexpensive and readily available; however, they may not be as healthy as other options. Interventions focused on teaching proper cooking techniques and raising awareness about nutritious foods have shown positive behavior changes, including greater preference for healthier foods, increased confidence in food preparation and cooking a balanced meal, and higher vegetable variety and availability in the home. This study may help identify effective and culturally relevant real-world strategies to improve knowledge, skills, behaviors, and access to resources to improve nutrient intake, with the long-term goal of decreasing cancer risk and chronic disease risk in southern New Mexican communities.

Conditions

• Dietary Carcinogenesis
• Nutrition, Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Survey Administration

Ancillary studies

OTHER

Discussion

Ancillary studies

OTHER

Nutritional Intervention

Receive Cooking for Your Health in Southern New Mexico intervention

OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• New Mexico State University

  collaborator OTHER

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Heather Greenlee, ND, PhD · Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-10-12

Primary Completion

2026-08-30

Completion

2026-08-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations