Stages of Change for Healthy Eating in Diabetes

OBJECTIVES—To identify diabetes-related characteristics of individuals at different stages of readiness to change to healthy, low-fat eating. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Stage-based differences in demographic, eating-related, health care utilization, and psychosocial factors were examined in a sample of 768 overweight (BMI >27 kg/m2) individuals with diabetes enrolled in a randomized behavioral intervention trial. RESULTS—Stage-based...