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Repeated exposure to sweet and sweet-sour drinks: do sweet taste preferences change in toddlers?

Completed
Conditions
eetgedrag
eating behavior
preference for sweet taste
Registration Number
NL-OMON48416
Lead Sponsor
Division of Human Nutrition and Health
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
69
Inclusion Criteria

- Healthy children.
- 2.5-3 years old.
- No allergy/intolerance to products used in the study.
- Children should have permission from their parents to participate (informed
consent signed).

Exclusion Criteria

-Medical problems that influence the ability to eat e.g. swallowing or
digestion problems.
-Turning 4 years old before the end of the study, which means the children will
leave the day-care facility

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Preferences for different intensities of sweetness in apple juices and for a<br /><br>sweetened and unsweetened yoghurt will be assessed at baseline (week 1), after<br /><br>the intervention (week 6) and after two month follow-up.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>-Amount of apple juice consumed during the intervention<br /><br><br /><br>-Children and parent*s characteristics: Parents will be asked to complete a<br /><br>brief questionnaire on their child*s characteristics such as age, body weight<br /><br>and body height. They will also answer a couple of questions about themselves<br /><br>such as age, gender and level of education.</p><br>
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