*2.3. Study Procedures*

Oral consent was obtained prior to determining an individual's initial eligibility. Once oral consent was obtained, research assistants proceeded to administer a 30 min eligibility interview via telephone or in-person. For those who met the initial eligibility criteria, a face-to-face visit was scheduled to complete the written consent. After written informed consent was obtained in-person, height and weight were measured using a stadiometer and Seca company digital scale, respectively. Body Mass Index [(BMI) weight (kg)/height (m)2)] [49] was calculated to determine eligibility. As part of the larger NIH-funded study (R21CA143636), eligible participants completed a two and a half hour "Health and Culture" interview, which assessed their demographic and background characteristics, health and diet choices, weight, culture (e.g., cultural values and beliefs), exercise patterns, body image, and social support questions, and preferences about the development of a future intervention focused on healthy eating, physical activity, and body image See [47] for additional details. To assess participants' preferences regarding the development of a future intervention, they were given the following instructions: "At some point in the future, we will be developing a healthy eating, physical activity, and body image program that will focus on Latinos. In the next part of the interview, we will ask about your opinions and preferences concerning the development of a healthy eating, physical activity, and body image intervention in the future. Your responses will help us to identify certain things that may need to be considered when developing these programs in the future". Twenty percent of the overweight and obese sample were also asked to complete an in-depth qualitative interview adapted from [50]. Participants were also asked to complete a diet questionnaire and to use an accelerometer for seven days and record the results. The following additional objective measures were obtained: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, using a Tania BF 682 [51] to assess body fat, and waist and hip circumference, to assess fat distribution.

Participants were compensated for completing the health and culture interview (\$50) and the other components of the study (\$10 for completing the diet questionnaire, \$15 for using the accelerometer and recording the results, and \$40 for completing the qualitative interview). The Institutional Review Board at the University of Illinois at Chicago (IRB 2011-0187) and the Research Review Board at Alivio Medical Center approved this study.
