Project Healthy Eating in Children. A Study on the Health Effects of Fish Intake in Overweight Children

Title in Norwegian: Ung og Frisk. En Studie av Helseeffekter av Fiskeinntak i Overvektige Barn.

Status

Terminated

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02025933

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-01

Start date

2014-08-31

Completion date

2015-08-31

Last updated

2016-05-24

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Children, Age 9-12 years, Overweight (iso-BMI > 25)

Brief summary

It has previously been seen that increased fish intake improves the metabolic health of overweight and obese adults, and animal protein improved metabolic health of obese rats. In this project the investigators will investigate whether increased intake of fish or meat improve metabolic health in children aged 9-12 years as well when replacing processed food. The hypothesis is that increased intake of unprocessed fish or meat will improve metabolic health in children as measured by glucose tolerance, lipid metabolism and inflammatory markers.

Interventions

OTHERSalmon Group

The children are advised to eat at least 75g of salmon per serving, but no more than 150g

OTHERCod Group

The children are advised to eat at least 75g of cod per serving, but no more than 150g

OTHERMeat Group

The children are advised to eat at least 75g of meat per serving, but no more than 150g

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

9 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* overweight (iso-BMI \> 25) * 9-12 years * healthy

Exclusion criteria

* diagnosed diseases such as diabetes, CVD, intestinal diseases, arthritis * prescription medications affecting the metabolism of glucose, lipids or the immune system * use of supplements containing long chain n-3 fatty acids * high intake of fish * food allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Changes in metabolic status (glucose, lipids, inflammation)	Baseline and end of intervention period (12 weeks)	We will investigate any changes in the metabolic status by analyzing parameters affected by changes in glucose homeostasis, lipid metabolism and inflammation.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body composition	Baseline and end of intervention (12 weeks)

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026