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Downshifting Sweet Preference and Added Sugar Intake During Snacking
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Low Sweet and Regular Sweet for Development, Child. Completed, enrolled 172 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed 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.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
Children in intervention group will be provided with daily snacks lower in added sugar and sweetness and their mothers will receive educational lessons on dental care, reading food labels, and nutrition that support the goals of reducing "sweet" exposure and added sugar intake.
Children in the regular sweet control group will be provided with common snacks fed to children of this age and mothers will be given education lessons on portion size, physical activity, sleep, screen time and, at the end of the trial, dental care.
Interventions
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.
Children in sham comparator get typical snacks and mothers get education lessons on portion size, physical activity, sleep, and screen time.