Increasing Food Literacy in Preschoolers to Reduce Obesity Risk
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Food Preferences
Food Selection
Eating, Healthy
Obesity, Childhood
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 3 – 6
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 770 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Penn State University · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a nutrition education program on preschool children's food literacy and food acceptance, and to examine the added influence of a healthy eating curriculum and parent education on children's food knowledge and healthful food choices. The project will be evaluated with 450 children ages 3 to 5 years in center-based childcare programs servi…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Preschool children enrolled in participating centers
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe food allergies that prevent children from consuming project foods
* Presence of a developmental or sensory disability that affects food intake and/or learning
* Lack of English fluency (childre…
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