NCT03631992

Snacks, Smiles and Taste Preferences

Downshifting Sweet Preference and Added Sugar Intake During Snacking

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 172 (actual)
• Sponsor: Temple University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The research study is designed is to determine whether children's acceptance of low sugar snacks, most preferred level of sweet and salty taste, and dietary intake of added sugars changes after repeated exposure to snacks lower in sweetness when compared to the control group.

Detailed description

This is a longitudinal, randomized, within- and between- subject study of children and their mothers to determine whether children's repeated exposure to snacks lower in sweetness and mothers' educational lessons about dental health and nutrition (intervention group) affects children's acceptance of low sugar snacks, most preferred level of sweet and salty taste, and dietary intake of added sugars when compared to the control group.

Conditions

• Development, Child

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Low Sweet	Children in the experimental group get repeated exposure to lower sweet snacks and mothers get education lessons on dental care, reading food labels, portion size, and nutrition.
BEHAVIORAL	Regular Sweet	Children in sham comparator get typical snacks and mothers get education lessons on portion size, physical activity, sleep, and screen time.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-09
• Primary completion: 2024-10-18
• Completion: 2024-10-18
• First posted: 2018-08-15
• Last updated: 2024-10-22

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States