Nutritious Eating with Soul (NEW Soul) Study

Thanks for your interest in the Nutritious Eating with Soul (NEW Soul) study. The NEW Soul study partnered with local soul food restaurants and chefs to deliver two behavioral nutrition interventions to African American adults. NEW Soul examined the impact of two different culturally tailored diets (vegan and omnivorous low-fat) on changes in risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study was conducted between 2018-2021 in Columbia, SC.

Current and Past Studies

While recruitment for our NEW Soul study is currently closed, please visit https://brie.net/participate to view other studies our group is currently conducting.

NEW Soul

We anticipate that the initial results of the NEW Soul study will be out in early 2023. In the meantime, please visit the below articles and videos to learn more about the NEW Soul study:

Turner-McGrievy G, Wilcox S, Frongillo EA, Murphy A, Hutto B, Williams K, Crimarco A, Wilson M, Davey M. The Nutritious Eating with Soul (NEW Soul) Study: Study design and methods of a two-year randomized trial comparing culturally adapted soul food vegan vs. omnivorous diets among African American adults at risk for heart disease. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 Jan;88:105897.

Kuehn BM. Vegan Diets That Are Culturally Aligned With Traditional Soul Food Gain Popularity Among Black Individuals. Circulation. 2021 Aug 3;144(5):393-394.

NHLBI research feature: Vegan soul food: Will it help fight heart disease, obesity?

The NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar Series: The Role of Teaching Kitchens in Addressing Nutrition Disparities and Implementation Research.

Students in the BRIE Lab: “Recent alumnus kicks off five-year plan as Rotary Global Scholar followed by return to UofSC to study medicine”

Study Benefits

Participating in one of the Behavioral Research in Eating Lab studies is fun and can be life changing for your health. See what our former participants have said about our studies and working with Dr. Brie and her team.

I’m happy!

I struggled with my health and my weight before working with Dr. Brie.

Annie, age 60, Health Information Coordinator

Awesome!

I was able to lose a total of 50 POUNDS!

Patcenia, age 56, Project Coordinator

I highly recommend!

I made a lifetime change…You are in for a treat.

Peggy H, age 60, Retired Educator

Former participants share their experience

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