Family and Web-based Nutrition Intervention to Increase Vegetable, Fruit, and Dairy Intakes in Children

Laval University43 enrolled

Overview

Considering the high prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide, effective interventions are needed . Parental involvement in interventions and the use of web-based modalities appear to be promising approaches. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative family and Web-based nutrition intervention called "Family Nutriathlon" on consumption of vegetables and fruit and dairy products and/or alternatives and on diet quality among children and their parents.

Forty-three families, with at least one child with a BMI \>85th percentile, participated in either the intervention (n=24) or control group (n=19) over an 8-week period. Families in the intervention (Family Nutriathlon) will participated in a nutrition challenge that aimed to increase their consumption and variety of fruits and vegetables and dairy products by recording their daily intakes using a Web-based platform. Families in the control group received recommendations based on general nutrition guidelines. Three follow-ups with a dietitian once every two weeks via Skype to assess progress were scheduled. A three-day food record was completed at baseline (week 0), immediately after (week 8) and 6 months after the intervention. A two-way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to assess changes in consumption of fruits and vegetables and dairy products, diet quality and dietary intakes between groups and over time.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diet Habit

Interventions

Consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy productsOTHER

Family Nutriathlon was an eight-week, family-based nutrition program where children and their parents were encouraged to reach individual and team goals with respect to the quantity and variety of fruit, vegetable and dairy product consumption.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

All inclusion/exclusion criterion were the same between the two projects (including the intervention) except for the inclusion of a child living with obesity or overweight. Children were aged between 8 and 16 years, but there was no age limit for parents.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dietary intakes and diet quality

Fruit, vegetable and dairy product consumption and diet quality as measured by the Nutrient-Rich Foods Index

Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Anthropometric measurements

Body weight, height and body mass index

Time frame: Weeks 0, 9 and 18-36 (follow-up)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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