Prevention of the negative impact of discretionary food on the health of preschool children Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
The study is designed as a 3.5-month cluster-randomised non-blinded controlled trial. The cluster-randomisation of the schools will be conducted using R software, taking into account local socioeconom
Sponsors
Technical University of Denmark
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children aged between 5 and 8 years old attending one of the six project schools, if one parent has sufficient Danish to fill out a questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not meeting the participant inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child intake of discretionary food and drinks measured using a seven-day dietary record in October - November 2020 (seven consecutive days, by continuous enrolments) at baseline and 3.5 months after the start of the intervention in February – March 2021 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Energy from added sugar, other macronutrients and food groups measured using data from a food data bank and a seven-day dietary record in October - November 2020 and 3.5 months after the start of the intervention in February – March 2021 2. Parental practices, parental knowledge, and self-efficacy measured using a Parent completed questionnaire in October - November 2020 and 3.5 months after the start of the intervention in February – March 2021 | — |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed