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NCT Number: NCT02484625

The Effect of Dairy and Non-Dairy Snacks on Food Intake, Subjective Appetite in Children

Dairy products have the potential to be healthy snack foods for children and are provided in a variety of food matrices. For instance, milk represents a fluid product, yogurt can be classified as a semi-solid food, and finally, cheese is the example of solid food. This experiment is aimed to examine the effect of dairy products with different food matrices on satiety and food intake in children. Dairy products will be compared with other non-dairy snacks popular among children including cookies and potato chips.

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Key information

Conditions

Food Appetite Body Weight Eating Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

9 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mount Saint Vincent University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3M 2J6, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Born at full-term within the normal weight range
  • 9-14 year old

Exclusion criteria

  • Food sensitivities or allergies,
  • Dietary restrictions,
  • Health, learning, emotional or behavioural problems
  • Receiving medication

Treatment and study plan

Potato chips

Other

Commercially available potato chips, 180 kcal

Greek Yogurt

Other

Commercially available Greek yogurt, 180 kcal

Cookies

Other

Commercially available cookies, 180 kcal

Cheese

Other

Commercially available cheese, 180 kcal

Milk

Other

Commercially available milk, 180 kcal

Primary outcomes

  1. Food intake (grams and kcal) measured with a test meal

    Time frame: 120 min

    The amount of energy (kcal) consumed ad libitum with the test meal (pizza lunch) two hours later.

  2. Subjective appetite measured with Visual Analogue Scales

    Time frame: 0-120 min

    The subjective assessment of appetite parameters including a desire to eat, fullness, hunger and a prospective food consumption measured with 100 mm Visual Analogue Scales with two opposite statements at each end (e.g., for the hunger scale, 0 mm means not hungry at all, and 100 mm means very hungry).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cortisol

    Time frame: 0-120 min

    The concentration of salivary cortisol

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mount Saint Vincent University

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Toronto

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Solid, Semi-Solid and Fluid Dairy Products on Short-Term Food Intake and Satiety in Children

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 29, 2015
Registry last updated
Sep 18, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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