Centre des sciences du goût et de l'alimentation
Dijon, 21000, France
Completed
NCT Number: NCT01843712
Eating in the Absence of Hunger and Caloric Compensation in Preschool Children, Link With Parental Feeding Practices
Objectives: The aims were to measure caloric compensation (CC) and eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) in 2 to 7 year-old French children in their regular eating context and to link these measurements with individual characteristics (adiposity, age, gender) and parental feeding practices.
Design: Three consecutive weeks an identical lunch was served in four preschool canteens reaching 236 children. The first lunch was a control session. For the CC situation (week 2), thirty minutes before the lunch children were offered a preload (137 kcal). For the EAH situation (week 3), ten minutes after lunch children were exposed to palatable foods (430 kcal). Food intake was measured at the individual level. Parental eating behaviour and feeding practices were measured by questionnaires. Child's height and weight were measured by a medical doctor.
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Conditions
Age range
2 year–7 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- To be registered to the school canteen, to provide parental approval
Exclusion criteria
- Chronic disease or food allergies.
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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Caloric compensation measurement
Time frame: 1 week
In order to collect measurements of caloric compensation, children were offered a chocolate bun 30 minutes before the lunch on the second week. The food intake at lunch was recorded. We calculated if children compensated the chocolate bun, by comparing energy intake at this lunch with energy intake from the control lunch which took place on week 1.
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Control measurement of energy intake
Time frame: 1 week
The first week, we conducted a control lunch and recorded food intake of each child.
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Eating in the absence of hunger measurement
Time frame: 1 week
In order to collect the measurement of Eating in the absence of hunger, on the third week we offered palatable foods to children 10 minutes after their lunch. We recorded the energy intake from these post-meal foods.
Secondary outcomes
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Parental feeding practices
Time frame: One month after inclusion
Using a validated questionnaire, we collected information about parental feeding practices (Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire, Musher-Eizenman & Holub, 2007).
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Other
Collaborators
- European Union
Registry information
Official study title
Study of Eating in the Absence of Hunger and of Caloric Compensation in French Children, and of Their Relationships With Parental Feeding Practices
Acronym: HabEatWP31
Important dates
- Study start
- 2011
- Primary completion
- 2011
- Study completion
- 2011
- First posted
- May 1, 2013
- Registry last updated
- May 1, 2013
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