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Acceptability of Soy Milk as a Calcium-Rich Beverage in School Children in New York City Public Schools

NCT07595562 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2500

Last updated 2026-05-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

NYC Public Schools is testing offering soy milk alongside dairy milk on the lunch line for all students during the month of May at select school sites to understand:

* Whether students choose and drink soy milk
* Whether offering soy milk can reduce milk waste
* The potential environmental, nutrition, and cost impacts

Conditions

  • Schools
  • New York
  • Acceptance
  • Choice
  • Beverage
  • Food Waste
  • Food Tasting
  • Food Acceptance
  • Soy Milk

Interventions

OTHER

Acceptability of soy milk

In the spring and fall of 2026, the investigators aim to test the acceptability of soy milk over a four-week period of time in 11 New York City Public Schools. Leading up to the intervention, the investigators will take baseline measurements of cow's milk, both sales and amount of beverage consumed. During the 4-week intervention, there will be taste tests at each school and measurements of consumption of both cow's milk and soy milk. At the end of the intervention, the investigators will measure consumption of both cow's milk and soy milk.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Friends of the Earth

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Coalition for Healthy School Food

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Chilis on Wheels

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Office of Food and Nutrition Services of NY City Schools

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jill Eckart · Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-07
Primary Completion
2027-05-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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