NEW Soul Study due 2022.

Study name	Nutritious Eating With Soul (NEW Soul) study
Methods	RCT, 24 months
Participants	African‐American adults aged 18‐65 years with BMI 25‐ 49.9 kg/m2
Interventions	Lower saturated fat: plant‐based vegan diet, instructing participants to favour a diet built around whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes, supplemented by the Oldways African Heritage and Health programme, which includes a food pyramid guide. A Taste of African Heritage (ATAH) six‐lesson nutrition and cooking programme has an online course for health professionals and cooking instructors (all research and restaurant team members will complete this course). Interventions include intervention meetings, physical activity, and podcasts/mailings. Higher saturated fat: low‐fat omnivorous diet, supplemented by the Oldways African Heritage and Health programme, which includes a food pyramid guide. A Taste of African Heritage (ATAH) six‐lesson nutrition and cooking programme has an online course for health professionals and cooking instructors (all research and restaurant team members will complete this course). Interventions include intervention meetings, physical activity, and podcasts/mailings.
Outcomes	Primary: CVD events Secondary: CVD risk factors (including LDL & BP), body weight
Starting date	May 2018, planned completion June 2022
Contact information	PI: Brie Turner‐McGrievy, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina Trial website: https://newsoul.org/
Notes	Trials registration NCT03354377 Unclear whether the intervention was truly lower vs higher saturated fat as saturated fat goals not provided

^{ATAH: A Taste of African Heritage
AusMed: Australian style Mediterranean diet
BMI: body mass index
BP: blood pressure
CVD: cardiovascular disease
DASH: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
E: energy
LDL: low density lipoprotein
PorffolioEx: Combined Portfolio diet and Exercise study
RCT: randomised controlled trial
sBP: systolic blood pressure}