Table 2.

Interactive nutrition education and intervention^*

Time point	Intervention
Baseline (0 mo)	Block ’98 food-frequency questionnaire completed Nutrition education provided by a nutritionist or a member of clinical nutrition services on the following topics:   •  Number of servings of dairy foods people need   •  Serving sizes of various dairy foods Group sessions for nutritional counseling are offered at St. Jude. We have set up a system that will allow group sessions on a daily basis. Patients can be booked through the electronic scheduling system for group sessions.
6-month follow-up	Food diary obtained at St. Jude Nutrition education materials on the following topics mailed to the patient’s home by a member of Clinical Nutritional Services:   •  Food groups in Food Guide Pyramid [48]   •  Healthy snacks with high-calcium foods
9-month follow-up	Nutrition education material on the following topics mailed to patient’s home by a member of clinical nutrition services:   •  Ways to incorporate calcium- and vitamin D-rich foods into school lunches, snacks, and fast-food meals and at restaurants
12-month follow-up	Block ’98 food-frequency questionnaire completed again Nutrition education provided by a nutritionist or a member of clinical nutrition services on the following topics:   •  Importance of calcium and vitamin D in the diet   •  Calcium and vitamin D in long-term health   •  Ways to find other nutrition information and resources in the future Group sessions for nutritional counseling are offered again at St. Jude.
15-month follow-up	Nutrition education materials on the following topics mailed to patient’s home by a member of clinical nutrition services:   •  Healthy snacks with high-calcium foods   •  Servings sizes of each food group and recommended amount
18-month follow-up	Food diary obtained at St. Jude Nutrition education materials on the following topics mailed to the patient’s home by a member of clinical nutrition services:   •  Sources of calcium and vitamin D other than dairy foods   •  Ways to incorporate dairy foods into meals and snacks
21-month follow-up	Nutrition education materials on the following topics mailed to patient’s home by a member of clinical nutrition services:   •  Calcium and vitamin D in diet for growth and bone development   •  Calcium and vitamin D in long-term health (osteoporosis)
24-month follow-up	Block ’98 food-frequency questionnaire completed again Nutrition education provided by a nutritionist or a member of clinical nutrition services on the following topics:   •  Number of servings of dairy foods people need   •  Serving sizes of various dairy foods   •  Sources of calcium and vitamin D other than dairy foods   •  Ways to incorporate dairy foods into meals and snacks that may help to “disguise” or blend them into the food Group sessions for nutritional counseling are offered again at St. Jude.
36-month follow-up	Block ’98 food-frequency questionnaire completed again

^*This timeline is supplemented by educational materials mailed to each participant every 3 months.