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A Study of the Effect of Replacing Sugary Drinks by Low-sugar Alternatives on Body Weight and Fat Mass in Children

NCT00893529 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 641

Last updated 2012-06-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. There is much speculation about foods that are particularly fattening, and sugary drinks are seen as major culprits. It is hypothesized that a high intake of calories from sugary drinks would not be compensated for by reduced food intake at subsequent meals. As a result, body weight would increase. In this double-blind, long term, randomized controlled trial the effect of replacing sugar-containing beverages by low-sugar alternatives on body weight and fat mass in children will be investigated.

Conditions

  • Body Weight

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

lemonade with sugar

250 milliliters of lemonade with sugar daily for 18 months

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

lemonade low in sugar

250 milliliters of lemonade low in sugar daily for 18 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

    collaborator OTHER

  • Dutch Heart Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • KNAW: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • VU University of Amsterdam

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martijn B Katan, Prof. Dr. · VU University of Amsterdam

  • Margreet R Olthof, Dr. · VU University of Amsterdam

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-07-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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