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NCT Number: NCT04286932

National Children's Food Survey II

The overall objective of this project is to establish for the Republic of Ireland (ROI) a nationally representative database of food consumption in children aged 5-12 years to update 2003-04 data for this group and to complement more recent data on preschool children and adults. The survey will be comparable with existing survey data in ROI and with surveys in UK (GB & NI). The ROI database will be designed to address both nutrition and food safety issues of relevance to the development and implementation of public health policy, food safety risk assessment and to the needs of the food industry. In addition to detailed data on food consumption, data will be also be collected on body weight, lifestyle, including physical activity, determinants of food choice, urine, and composition of foods and food recipes. Food composition databases will be updated and restructured to facilitate future analyses of food ingredients, packaging materials, residues, contaminants, allergens, bioactives and microorganisms. Urine samples will be stored to facilitate future analyses nutrition and metabolic indicators, markers of food intake and for estimating exposure to food chemicals. Data will be analysed to estimate intakes of foods and nutrients and compliance with dietary recommendations, to establish the prevalence of overweight and obesity, to investigate physical activity patterns and compliance with guidelines, to identify psychological, social and attitudinal determinants of food choice and eating behaviour. Salt intake will be estimated from urine excretion. Findings will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders. The project will be carried out by a multi-disciplinary research team with strong linkages to related on-going research in food and health sciences.

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Key information

Conditions

Dietary Habits Behavior Behavior, Animal Body Weight Feeding Behavior Life Style Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

5 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University College Cork

Cork, 0000, Ireland

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Attending primary school

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Food and nutrient intake of Irish children (5-12y)

    Time frame: Jan 2017-Dec 2019

    Participating families were asked to record detailed information on the amount and type of all foods, drinks and nutritional supplements consumed by the child over four consecutive days (including one weekend day) in a food diary. Participants were provided with digital food scales and asked to weigh as many foods as possible, including leftovers. Where foods were not weighed, researchers used age-appropriate photographic food atlases, standard portion sizes and household measures at subsequent visits to help with quantifying the amount of food consumed. Participants were encouraged to keep food packaging to provide further detail on the foods consumed. Nutrient intakes were estimated from food intakes using tables of food composition.

  2. Anthropometry measurements of Irish children (5-12y)

    Time frame: Jan 2017-Dec 2019

    Physical measurements (height, weight, % body fat, and waist and hip circumference) of the children were made.

  3. Health and Lifestyle Characteristics of Irish children (5-12y)

    Time frame: Jan 2017-Dec 2019

    Participants and parents/guardians completed a questionnaire on general health and lifestyle.

  4. Food Choice Behaviour of Irish children (5-12y)

    Time frame: Jan 2017-Dec 2019

    Participants and parents/guardians completed questionnaires on determinants of food choice and eating behaviours for the child.

  5. Physical Activity Measurements of Irish children (5-8y)

    Time frame: Jan 2017-Dec 2019

    Physical activity was estimated using the validated Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (C-PAQ) in 5-8 year olds.

  6. Physical Activity Measurements of Irish children (9-12y)

    Time frame: Jan 2017-Dec 2019

    Physical activity was estimated using the the Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire (Y-PAQ) in 9-12 year olds.

  7. Urine sample collection and analysis of Irish children (5-12y)

    Time frame: Jan 2017-Dec 2019

    A single first-void morning urine sample was also collected from children during the recording period to estimate sodium and potassium intake.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University College Cork

Other

Collaborators

  • Dublin Institute of Technology
  • University College Dublin

Registry information

Official study title

National Children's Food Consumption Survey II

Acronym: NCFS II

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 27, 2020
Registry last updated
Nov 5, 2020

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