Dietary and Behavioral Interventions
Apart from the diet prescribed, participants received similar behavioral interventions. Participants attended weekly group-based classes for 6 months, biweekly for 6 months, and monthly for 12 months. Participants were provided with additional electronic content: a website to access study materials and recordings of class sections, which they could view to make up a missed class; a private Facebook group starting at 6 months; and biweekly podcasts and newsletters starting at 12 months. Behavioral strategies for the classes were informed by Social Cognitive TheoryThe diets used in NEW Soul are described elsewhere,