The Effect of Milk Protein vs Blends of Milk and Plant Protein on Growth Markers in 7-8 Year Old Healthy Danish Children

Summary

The purpose of PROGRO is to determine which combinations of milk and plant proteins are optimal to promote growth factors in children

Conditions

• Growth Acceleration
• Growth; Stunting, Nutritional

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

35 g protein (30% milk + 70% rapeseed)

The daily amount of 35 g of protein is provided as a powder. The powder is packed in two separate sachets to be consumed in the morning and evening. Each sachet contains approximately 60 g of powder. The powder is mixed with liquid before intake. Protein powder ingredients (all are food quality): * Milk protein: Skimmed milk powder (Arla Foods, Viby, Denmark) * Rapeseed protein isolate: Isolexx® (BioExx, Saskatoon, Canada) * Other ingredients: lactose, sucrose, flavors, artificial sweeteners. The protein powders for each treatment group are standardized to contain the same amount of energy and lactose per day.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

35 g protein (54% milk + 46% rapeseed)

The daily amount of 35 g of protein is provided as a powder. The powder is packed in two separate sachets to be consumed in the morning and evening. Each sachet contains approximately 60 g of powder. The powder is mixed with liquid before intake. Protein powder ingredients (all are food quality): * Milk protein: Skimmed milk powder (Arla Foods, Viby, Denmark) * Rapeseed protein isolate: Isolexx® (BioExx, Saskatoon, Canada) * Other ingredients: lactose, sucrose, flavors, artificial sweeteners. The protein powders for each treatment group are standardized to contain the same amount of energy and lactose per day.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

35 g protein (100% milk)

The daily amount of 35 g of protein is provided as a powder. The powder is packed in two separate sachets to be consumed in the morning and evening. Each sachet contains approximately 60 g of powder. The powder is mixed with liquid before intake. Protein powder ingredients (all are food quality): * Milk protein: Skimmed milk powder (Arla Foods, Viby, Denmark) * Other ingredients: lactose, sucrose, flavors, artificial sweeteners. The protein powders for each treatment group are standardized to contain the same amount of energy and lactose per day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Arla Foods

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• University of Aarhus

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Copenhagen

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Christian Mølgaard, professor · Department of Nutrition, Exercise and sports, University of Copenhagen

• Benedikte Grenov, postdoc · Department of Nutrition, Exercise and sports, University of Copenhagen

• Anni Larnkjær, PhD · Department of Nutrition, Exercise and sports, University of Copenhagen

• Camilla T. Damsgaard, Associate Professor · Department of Nutrition, Exercise and sports, University of Copenhagen

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

7 Years

Max Age

8 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-01-18

Primary Completion

2018-12-18

Completion

2018-12-18

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations