Steps Ahead, Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population

The Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) population is characterized by high levels of overweight and obesity, which are the result of long-term disruptions in energy imbalance where dietary energy intake has exceeded energy expenditure associated with physical activity. To address this issue, the overall goal of this project is to determine ways in which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2005) physical activity recommendations can be effectively adapted for the LMD population. Phase I of this study was completed in early 2011.