Increasing the Variety of Vegetables and Fruits Served to Preschool Children at a Snack

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Feeding Behaviors

In brief

Intake of vegetables and fruits in preschool children is less than recommended amounts. Although offering a variety of foods has been shown to increase intake, this effect has not been well studied for low-energy-dense foods. The purpose of this study was to test whether increasing the variety of vegetables and fruits served to preschool children affected the amount eaten. The hypotheses were that increasing the variety of vegetables and fruits would increase both the amount selected and the amount eaten.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01557218

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

61

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-15

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• attenders at the relevant child care center

You may not qualify if…

• allergy or sensitivity to any test food

Where it is running

• Penn State University Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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