Longitudinal Measurement of Caloric Compensation and Eating in the Absence of Hunger in French Preschool Children

One Year Change in Caloric Compensation and Eating in the Absence of Hunger in French Preschool Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01982279

Enrollment

236

Registered

2013-11-13

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2013-11-13

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Caloric compensation, Eating in the absence of hunger, Preschool children, Maternal feeding practices, Maternal eating behavior, one year, children

Brief summary

Objectives: The aims were to measure one year change in caloric compensation (CC) and eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) in 3 to 6 year-old French children in their regular eating context and to link these change with individual characteristics (adiposity, age, gender) and maternal feeding practices. Three series of measurements of caloric compensation (CC) and eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) were conducted: at baseline, and 3 (FU3M) and 15 (FU15M) months later. Each serie of measurement was composed of three consecutive weeks an identical lunch was served in four preschool canteens reaching 236 children. The first lunch was a control session. For the CC situation (week 2), thirty minutes before the lunch children were offered a preload (137 kcal). For the EAH situation (week 3), ten minutes after lunch children were exposed to palatable foods (430 kcal). Food intake was measured at the individual level. Maternal eating behaviour and feeding practices were measured by questionnaires. Child's height and weight were measured by a medical doctor.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* To be registered to the school canteen, to provide parental approval at inclusion and at the FU15M

Exclusion criteria

* Chronic disease or food allergies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in caloric compensation in 15 months	one week	To evaluate the change in caloric compensation across time, caloric compensation was measured at baseline, 3 and 15 months after baseline, in the same conditions. At each time point to assess caloric compensation, children were offered a chocolate bun 30 minutes before the lunch. The food intake at lunch was recorded. We calculated if children compensated the chocolate bun, by comparing energy intake at this lunch with energy intake from a control lunch which took place one week before.
Control measurement of energy intake at baseline	One week	We conducted a control lunch and recorded food intake of each child. This measurement was conducted a week before measuring caloric compensation.
Change in eating in the absence of hunger in 15 months	one week.	In order to evaluate the change in eating in the absence of hunger across time, a measurement was conducted at baseline, 3 months and 15 months after baseline. To collect the measurement of eating in the absence of hunger, we offered palatable foods to children 10 minutes after their lunch. We recorded the energy intake from these post-meal foods. At each time point, this measurement was conducted one week after the measurement of caloric compensation.
Control measurement of energy intake three months after baseline	One week	We conducted a control lunch and recorded food intake of each child. This measurement was conducted a week before measuring caloric compensation.
Control measurement of energy intake fifteen months after baseline	One week	We conducted a control lunch and recorded food intake of each child. This measurement was conducted a week before measuring caloric compensation.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Maternal feeding practices and eating behavior	one month after inclusion	Using a validated questionnaire, we collected information about maternal feeding practices (Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire, Musher-Eizenman & Holub, 2007) and eating behaviour (Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire, Van Strien, 1986).

Countries

France

Outcome results