Dairy Foods and Blood Pressure in Multi-Ethnic Children

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Conditions studied: Blood Pressure, High

In brief

To prevent excess increases in blood pressure in children by providing two servings of dairy foods as snacks daily at school. We hypothesize that children who receive the two dairy snacks will exhibit significantly less of an increase in blood pressure over six months as compared to control children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00495105

Run by

Debra K. Sullivan, PhD, RD

People needed

2115

Starts

2007-08-01

Expected to finish

2009-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-12

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Willingness to participate in the study
• Signed informed consent form by the parents and/or guardians
• Assent from the child

You may not qualify if…

• Children with food allergies or other dietary requirements that restrict their ability to consume the snack
• Children with a chronic medical condition that may influence blood pressure or calcium metabolism such as renal disease or type 1 diabetes mellitus

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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