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Increasing Lean Protein Intake in Preschool-age Children and Assessing Effects on Cognition and Select Health Outcomes
Sponsor: Sibylle Kranz, PhD, RDN
Summary
The proposed project addresses the goal of exploring preschooler's ability to recognize changes in feelings of hunger/satiety based on consuming a snack and a meal (lunch/dinner) that are either based on the usual childcare center fare (control) or are based on lean meats (intervention), which will have a lower glycemic index.
Official title: Increasing Lean Protein Intake in Preschool-age Children
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
2 Years - 5 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2025-02-08
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-18
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Low glycemic index diet
Replacement of typical meal/snack with lean pork containing meal/snack
Locations (1)
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States