Diet, Exercise and Body Fat in 3-5 Year Olds

Completed

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

To determine how practical and precise different body composition methods are for measuring body fat and lean tissue in young children and to determine if certain dietary factors and physical activity patterns are related to body fat in children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00615641

Run by

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

People needed

65

Starts

2007-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-02-17

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 3-5 year old children
• Full term at birth
• English as primary language
• Weighed at least 5.5# at birth
• Parent or guardian is at least 18 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Child has any chronic condition, metabolic disorder, pulmonary disorder, bone disorder, condition that may affect growth, ADD or ADHD
• Child on any medication thought to interfere with study parameters as determined by the investigator

Where it is running

• Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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