Objective To elucidate the perceived health benefits of an urban home gardening and
nutritional education program in a population at high cardiometabolic risk. Design …

Objective: To understand who engages in home gardening and whether gardening is
associated with fruit and vegetable intake and weight status. Design: A national cross …

Background Engaging in health-promoting behaviors (eg, healthy fruit-and vegetable-rich
diet, physical activity) and living in supportive social and built environments are consistently …

Background Fruit and vegetable consumption reduces chronic disease risk, yet the majority
of Americans consume fewer than recommended. Inadequate access to fruits and …

Abstract American Indians, including Navajo, are disproportionately affected by obesity and
diabetes, in part due to diet-related health behaviors. The purpose of this study was to …

This community-based participatory research project used popular education techniques to
support and educate Hispanic farmworker families in planting and maintaining organic …

Gardening has the potential to improve health by providing access to nature, vegetables,
and physical activity. However, scarce research exists on the health impacts of gardening on …

Background Unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and social disconnection are important
modifiable risk factors for non-communicable and other chronic diseases, which might be …

Introduction. While school-based kitchen garden programs are shown to improve fruit and
vegetable consumption and knowledge among children, there has been little research on …

Objectives. We examined the association of participation in community gardening with
healthy body weight. Methods. We examined body mass index (BMI) data from 198 …