Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with  Fern J. Webb (University of Florida), Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico State University), Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University) and Joyce Balls -Berry (Washington University) published a study, "Acculturation, readiness to change, and body mass index among African American Women: A community-based study from Florida, United States," in The Evidence journal. The purpose of this study was to ascertain nutrition and physical activity behaviors based on the stages of change (SOC) theory and its association with BMI and acculturation status among adult African American Women (AAW). Findings of this study suggest that while AAW are ready to change, they still struggle to engage in behaviors that reduce their BMI. SOC, along with cultural factors should be considered when developing health interventions to assist AAW improve health behaviors that subsequently reduce BMI and prevent the onset of chronic diseases.