Mum Can I Have Vegetables Again? Development of Vegetable Preferences.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 101
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Vegetable and fruit intake
研究概览
简要总结
- Rationale: Despite the health benefits, children's consumption of vegetables is below the recommendations. Most human food preferences are learned through mere exposure, imitation, and conditioning principles. During the last years, it has become clear that the development of food preferences starts very early in life. Furthermore, preferences that are learned early in life, are relatively stable and may track into adulthood. However, it is unclear how vegetable preferences develop from infancy until young childhood. In order to influence vegetable consumption, it is essential to study the opportunities to develop a preference for vegetable products early in childhood.
- Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of repeated exposure to vegetables compared to repeated exposure to fruit during weaning on short and long term vegetable and fruit intake. Furthermore, the stability of the learned fruit or vegetable preferences and the later food preferences are measured (i.e. vegetable, fruits, sweets).
- Study design:
In this longitudinal study we will measure the development of preferences for a particular vegetable or fruit type within 4 to 6 months old subjects, during a 19 day exposure period to fruit or vegetables (of which 9 days exposure to the target fruit or vegetable) and 6 months after this exposure period. In addition, we compare the food preferences (fruit, vegetable, sweet foods in general), after 6 months, between infants who were weaned with a variety of fruits and infants who were weaned with a variety of vegetables.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 4 Months 至 6 Months（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Infants between 4 and 6 months of age that are apparently healthy are invited to participate in the study. The parents have to give permission for themselves and for their infant to participate by signing an informed consent. By signing the informed consent the parents also agree to participate in the study for 2 years.
排除标准
- •The parents will not sign the informed consent
- •The parents have already started weaning their child
- •The infant has a food allergy or intolerance
- •The child has medical problems that influences with eating or food digestion. (e.g. schisis, problems with the bowls)
- •The child has a known cognitive or physical developmental problem, which influences how the child's reaction or facial expressions.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Vegetable and fruit intake
时间窗: At the first 19 days of weaning (4-6 months of age)
Change in Vegetable and fruit intake from before to after the repeated exposure to it. Measured at day 1 and 2 and day 17 and 18 at the intervention.
Intake of the target Vegetables and fruits at 12 months of age.
时间窗: 6 months after the intervention. Mean age 12 months.
Vegetable and fruit intake at 12 months of age. Measured in the lab. Fruit group received apple, plum and green beans at 3 different days
Green beans and Apple intake at 23 months of age.
时间窗: when infants are 23 months of age
Green beans and Apple intake at 23 months of age.
次要结局
- Vegetable and in fruit intake after the repeated exposure(After the repeated exposure period during the first 19 days of weaning)