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Effects of Energy Density on Self-served Snacks in Preschool Children

NCT04971811 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2022-03-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether the energy density of snack foods affects the amounts that preschool children serve themselves and then consume. We will serve snacks that vary in energy density to preschool children in their childcare centers and measure the amount they serve themselves and consume. The results will have implications for guidance about the provision of snacks for preschool children and may help in identifying strategies for the prevention of obesity in children.

Conditions

  • Eating Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Snack with energy density less than 1.5 kcal/g

Snack meal with snack food having energy density less than 1.5 kcal/g

OTHER

Snack with energy density greater than 1.5 kcal/g

Snack meal with snack food having energy density greater than 1.5 kcal/g

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-15
Primary Completion
2022-02-24
Completion
2022-03-03

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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