The DII-based counseling group will utilize our 12-week IMAGINE Counseling System curriculum.The DII-based counseling group will meet once a week for 12 weeks to cook, and to engage in exercise and stress-reduction activities. Along with the initial clinic, participants will meet one-on-one for a nutrition counseling session with a registered dietitian. Participants will have access to online material through our Imagine Healthy Online Portal and will be given take-home activities, referred to as IMAGINE actions. These homework assignments will focus on goal setting for nutrition, physical activity, and stress reduction. The nutrition components of this intervention will be based on the DII and will focus on anti-inflammatory foods and components.

The standard of care arm will receive general health information (e.g., general guidelines of healthy eating and physical activity, stress management, cancer screening, etc.). This information will be provided through email, which will include a weekly newsletter, healthy recipes that are not focused on reducing the DII scores, links to online content, and health-related event announcements in and around Columbia, SC.

Inflammation

Diet Modification

DII-Based Counseling System, including 12 weekly classes in reducing inflammation by adopting dietary patterns low in inflammation and also through physical activity and stress reduction. Participants will also have access to our Imagine Healthy Online Portal. Group-based behavior change programs provide a way for members to share successes and obtain and provide support to one another.

DII-Based Counseling System

The standard of care arm will receive general health information (e.g., general guidelines of healthy eating and physical activity, stress management, cancer screening, etc.). This information will be provided through email, which will include a weekly newsletter, healthy recipes that are not focused on reducing the DII scores, links to online content, and health-related event announcements in and around Columbia, SC. Any participants in the standard of care arm who does not use email regularly may request for items to be mailed to their mailing address.

general health education control

Connecting Health Innovations

Watermelon Focused Dietary Inflammatory Index Intervention

A Watermelon Focused Dietary Inflammatory Index Counseling System to Reduce Systemic Inflammation

Investigators will examine if there is decrease in the levels of CRP from baseline to 3 months.

Investigators will examine if there is decrease in the levels of HbA1C from baseline to 3 months.

If investigators decide to share they plan to share the dietary and outcome data for analyses and publishing papers

Connecting Health Innovation

National Watermelon Promotion Board

The two arms of this intervention study will be the DII-Based Counseling System, including access to our Imagine Healthy Online Portal, and a general health education control. Group-based behavior change programs provide a way for members to share successes and obtain and provide support to one another. Both arms will be composed of 1 wave of 15 individuals. Participants will be required to invite a partner of their choosing to join them in the intervention activities to improve social support for behavioral change. Investigators have experience conducting studies where participants invite partners to participate.

Daily Juice Plus+ with 2 vegetable & 2 fruit & 2 berry capsule (test group 1)

Juice Plus+ with 2 vegetable & 2 fruit & 2 placebo capsule (test group 2)

Daily Placebo in the form of 6 capsules (control group)

Periodontitis

Daily Juice Plus+ with 2 vegetable & 2 fruit & 2 berry capsule

Daily Juice Plus+ with vegetable & fruit & berry capsule

Daily Juice Plus+ with vegetable & fruit & placebo capsule

Daily Juice Plus+ vegetable & fruit & placebo capsule

Placebo in the form of 6 capsules

Birmingham Dental Hospital & Scool

Effect of Dietary Intake of Dried Whole Food Concentrates (Juice Plus) on Clinical Outcomes Following Periodontal Therapy: A Pilot Study

The Effect of Daily Dietary Intake of Dried Whole Food Concentrates of Fruit, Vegetables and Berries (Juice Plus+) in Improving Clinical Outcomes Following Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy: a Pilot Study.

carotenoid/kaaries

Watermelon Focused Dietary Inflammatory Index Intervention

Effect of Dietary Intake of Dried Whole Food Concentrates (Juice Plus) on Clinical Outcomes Following Periodontal Therapy: A Pilot Study

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