Nutrition Intervention for Older Adults and Research Training

Lack of effective interventions to improve diet quality among older urban adults represents a significant health problem. Simultaneously, enhancing the biomedical workforce is needed to meet growing US demands in research and science fields to address disparities in chronic disease outcomes. This project meets these demands by expanding research training opportunities for younger students to build confidence and self-efficacy that they belong in an academic research environment, while providing a relatively low-cost nutrition intervention to disseminate to help narrow these gaps.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 65 and older * Access to an internet-accessible device * Lives in a healthy food priority area (locations with low access to healthy food, low median household income (at/below 185% of federal poverty level), high rates of vehicle-free households (over 30%), and a distance of more than 1/4 mile to a supermarket) Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c \>10) or Current renal replacement therapy (e.g., dialysis) * Other medical condition precluding patient participation in this study as per medical judgment of study team * Dementia as self-reported * Currently participating in a diet or weight loss intervention * Volatile behavioral issues or unable to work successfully in a group environment/setting