Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Conditions
Keywords
Nutritional Status, Child Nutrition Sciences, Nutrition Therapy, Nutrition Assessment, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Brief summary
Childhood obesity is a problem of high prevalence and repercussions in adulthood. It is mostly due to inadequate life habits, modifiable through preventive strategies. The objective was to evaluate in the medium term the effectiveness of an intervention on adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern in preschoolers. Method: Community trial with two groups, in children between 3-5 years. The experimental group conducted a school garden and the usual contents on human body and health were taught in the control. Two schools were selected by cluster sampling, whose first unit of randomization were the educational areas followed by schools. The adaptation to the Mediterranean diet pattern was evaluated using the KIDMED questionnaire and weight, height, BMI and sociodemographic variables were controlled.
Interventions
DEVICEEducation food
The intervention consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables
Sponsors
David Varillas Delgado
María Cristina Martincrespo-Blanco
Saray Blanco-Abril
María Gema Cid-Expósito
Juana Robledo-Martín
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The experimental group conducted 10 weekly sessions, with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session, which consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables. Simple recipes were also described in which these vegetables were included to be made at home, along with information from children's books that dealt with the topic of food and were available in the public library. The control group received the usual training corresponding to the contents of the human body module that is currently taught in each center. All children in the experimental groups were given written instructions so that they could perform at their home, together with their parents, the manipulative activities suggested each week. All these contents were common for all the participants in the study.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 3 and 5 years * Oral comprehension of Spanish.
Exclusion criteria
* Existence of language barriers in parents defined as not understanding spoken or written Spanish. * Treatment with glucocorticoids. * Having chronic diseases that could interfere with somatometry.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of KIDMED questionnaire | During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years | Mediterranean diet adherence assessment questionnaire, 16 items, scored of 1 point per item, minimun 0 points (worse) to 16 points (better). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Weight | During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years | Changes of Weight in kilograms (Kg), were collected in children using approved scale at baseline, al 1 year and 2 years. |
| Educational level of parents | Baseline | A survey will assess the level of education of parents; primary, secondary, university or without education, expressed in %. |
| Employment status of parents | Baseline | The parents' purchasing level will be evaluated in percentages (%); low, medium and high employement status. |
| Change of Height | During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years | Changes of Height in meters, were collected in children using approved scale at baseline, al 1 year and 2 years. |
| Change of BMI (body mass index) | During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years | Change of weight and height outcomes will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2, upper 20 is considered obesity. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed