The Trajectory of Religious Involvement Between African American Males and Females

Background: Obesity is widely recognized as one of the most critical health threats to families and children across the country. Obesity is a very serious health problem for people in Louisiana and especially in African Americans Children with 40.5% in the State classified as either overweight or obese as compared to 41.2% nationally. African American women have the highest rates of being overweight or obese (79.8%) compared to non-Hispanic whites (57.9%). In 2007, African Americans were 1.4 times as likely to be obese as whites. Therefore this study was designed to test the impact of dietary whey protein (WP) and resistant starch (RS) shakes/smoothies on reduction of body fat via increased satiety and increased energy expenditure in African Americans. Methods: Twenty eight African American males and females, age 21-43 years old were randomly divided into two groups. For a period of 24-weeks, the treatment group consumed WP and RS shakes/smoothies for breakfast and received nutrition education. For the same period, the control group consumed the same shake/smoothies but with starch powder and received nutrition education. The data was analyzed using SAS version 9.3. Results: At the end of the 24 week study, the treatment group lost a mean body weight of approximately 7 kg (P ≤ 0.008) that was significantly different from the control group (P ≤ 0.209). In addition, the treatment group exhibited a significant decrease of ~6 cm in waist circumference (P ≤ 0.023). There was no significant effect on mean blood pressure in treatment and control group.Conclusion: The findings from this study suggest that a combination of WP and RS in the form of shake/smoothie consumed for breakfast along with a nutrition education component may be an effective method in decreasing body weight, improving waist circumferences and cumulative food intake in African American males and females. Key Words: Whey Protein, Resistant Starch, Obesity, Breakfast shakes, Nutrition education

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Gender, Race, and Depressive/Mood Disorders: An Analyses of State-Federal Rehabilitation Outcomes

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling ◽

10.1891/0047-2220.38.1.32 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 32-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

James Schaller ◽

Nancy K. Yang

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Mood Disorders ◽

African American Males ◽

Depressive Mood ◽

African American Females ◽

Rehabilitation Service ◽

Future Research ◽

Chi Square ◽

Males And Females ◽

Case Closure

Differences in rates of case closure, case service cost, hours worked, and earnings per week for White and African American males and females, aged 18 to 60 years with depressive/mood disorders were examined using the Rehabilitation Service Administration data base of 2004. Using Chi-square analyses, White females had statistically significantly higher successful case closure rates than did African American males and females. Using analyses of variance and post-hoc Scheffe tests, White and African American males had statistically significantly higher mean earnings per week than did White and African American females. African American females had statistically significantly lower mean case service costs than did White males and females. Implications for rehabilitation professionals and for future research on outcomes with consumers with depressive/mood disorders are provided.

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Ethnicity, Gender, and Global Risk Indicators in the Lives of Status Offenders Coming to the Attention of the Juvenile Court

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ◽

10.1177/0306624x05276467 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 49 (6) ◽

pp. 696-710 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Stephen M. Gavazzi ◽

Courtney M. Yarcheck ◽

Ji-Young Lim

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

African American Males ◽

Juvenile Court ◽

Program Completion ◽

Risk Indicators ◽

Risk Scores ◽

Global Risk ◽

Status Offenders ◽

Risk Levels ◽

Males And Females

The present study examined the risks and needs of status offenders in comparison to an at-large juvenile court sample, with specific attention paid to factors related to gender and ethnicity. Status offenders displayed significantly higher risk scores than the comparison sample in domains associated with both family and parenting concerns and educational concerns. In addition, females displayed higher risk levels than males and White youth displayed significantly higher risk levels than minority youth across a wide variety of risk domains. Further analyses were conducted regarding the participation of African American males and females in a program designed as an alternative to detention. For both groups, successful program completion was accompanied by little or no further court involvement, whereas failure to complete the program was related to a variety of negative outcomes. However, African American females and males successfully completing programrequirements displayed different risks and needs at the outset of their participation.

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