This project will determine whether a diet culturally adapted to adults in Puerto Rico can effectively decrease cardiometabolic risk factors. This will help define a culturally-appropriate, feasible, and sustainable diet intervention aimed at reducing cardiovascular, type 2 diabetes, and obesity outcomes.
Age 30-65y old at the time of enrollment
Non-institutionalized
Living in PR at the time of recruitment and for at least the previous year and not planning to move from the island within the next 3 years
Able to answer questions without assistance
Under 30 or over 65 years of age (on the day of the interview).
Currently not living in Puerto Rico or not lived on the island for at least 1 year or planning to move within 3 years
Institutionalized
Not able to answer questions without assistance
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Lead sponsor
FDI Clinical Research
Collaborator
Yale University
Collaborator
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Collaborator