The study examines nutrient intake of students who participate in the culinary medicine elective.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: BB Module – an evidence-based “Culinary Medicine” teaching kitchen module for students in Freiburg.
Through practical seminars and hands-on cooking sessions, students acquire theoretical kno
Sponsors
Klinik für Innere Medizin II - Unizentrum Naturheikunde
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - the ability to provide oral and written informed consent - only students enrolled at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg will be considered (students must be at least in their seocnd semester; this will be checked based on certificates of enrollment ) - sufficient knowledge of German to complete a questionnaire in German language and to understand the procedures of the study - Willingness to complete a 2-day weighed food diary twice during the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - known diseases of the gastrointestinal tract which require a special diet (e.g. celiac disease, which requires a gluten-free diet) and in which increasing dietary fiber intake may be problematic - Aversion to plant-based diets - Breastfeeding/pregnancy - Eating disorders (self-reported) - Participation in another study within the last four weeks - Underweight (BMI 30 kg/m²), which require a special diet or caloric restriction - Abuse of drugs, alcohol (>20g/d) or nicotine (daily consumption) - Known soy allergy or nut allergy - Previous psychiatric illnesses that are not compatible with a group intervention - Any finding that, in the opinion of the principle investigator, makes the participant appear unsuitable for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in mean "Plant-Based Diet Index" scores (PDI; calculated based on 2-day weighed food intake records) before and after completion of the BrainBoost elective. The PDI is a validated nutritional score that indicates how much a diet is based on plant-based foods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Changes in the intake of selective micro- and macronutrients (as assessed by 2-day weighed food diaries) before and after completion of the BrainBoost elective - Student performance in the study-specific pre-post survey (percentage of correct answers) before and after completing the BrainBoost elective - Changes in the mean score in the German version of the WHO-5 Wellbeing Questionnaire, the German version of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Studies and in the German version of the "Basler Befindlichkeitsskala" before and after completion of the BrainBoost module. - Drop-out rate (descriptive) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMaximilian Storz
Klinik für Innere Medizin II - Unizentrum Naturheikunde
Outcome results
None listed