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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Fad Diets of a Panel of Spanish Consumers: Protocol of a Cross-sectional Study

NCT04128241 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2604

Last updated 2020-07-09

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Summary

Introduction: excess body weight is a growing and underestimated problem recognized as a worldwide epidemic. The collective difficulty and frustration to achieve healthy lifestyles, has caused the emergence of the named fad diets. In addition to the uncertainties of efficacy and safety of this diets, there is a lack of research to help establish the scope of the problem, and the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the general population.

Objective: to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes (positive and negative) and practices on fad diets in a panel of consumers of socio-demographic characteristics assimilated to the Spanish population.

Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study through non-validated and self-administered online Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey (KAP survey), on a sample of 2 600 adult consumers (non-probabilistic quota sampling). Primary outcomes: knowledge, attitudes and practices on fad diets. Data analysis: the association of each outcome with sociodemographic and socio-economic data will be assessed, and the differences between calculated scores as well as trends in different domains according to age, educational level and income level will be assessed (point estimates and confidence intervals 95%).

Conditions

  • Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Fad Diets

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundacion MAPFRE

    collaborator OTHER

  • Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eduard Baladia · Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-07
Primary Completion
2019-11-27
Completion
2019-12-12

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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