The Influence of
Religious Affiliation on Participant Responsiveness to the Complete
Health Improvement Program (CHIP) Lifestyle Intervention ( 
Article in press 
)
a
Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, 582 Freemans Drive, Cooranbong, NSW, Australia
b
Spirituality and Worship Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, NSW, Australia
c
Medical Nutrition Therapy Northwest, Clackamas, OR, United States
Abstract
Seventh-day Adventist
(SDA) and non-SDA (21.3 and 78.7 %, respectively) individuals (n =
7172) participating in the Complete Health Improvement Program, a 30-day
diet and lifestyle intervention, in North America (241 programs,
2006–2012) were assessed for changes in selected chronic disease risk
factors: body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), pulse, lipid
profile and fasting plasma glucose (FPG). Reductions were greater among
the non-SDA for BMI, pulse and blood lipids. Furthermore, the majority
of non-SDA in the highest risk classifications for BP, lipids and FPG,
but only some lipids among SDA, were able to show improvement by 20 % or
more. © 2015 The Author(s)
Author keywords
CHIP; Chronic disease; Diet; Lifestyle intervention; Seventh-day Adventist
ISSN: 00224197
CODEN: JRHEASource Type: Journal
Original language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0141-3Document Type: Article in Press
Publisher: Springer New York LLC
