Nutritional Study in Spanish Pediatric Population (EsNuPI)

Fundacion Iberoamericana de Nutricion

Status: Completed

Conditions: Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional Status; Diet, Food and Nutrition; Child Development; Child, Only; Feeding Behavior; Diet Habit; Healthy Diet; Food Habits; Sedentary Lifestyle; Health Behavior

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03941392

FF01/2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates the aspects related to the intake of food and nutrients, physical activity and sedentary behavior of Spanish children from 1 to 9 years. Furthermore, the investigators will know if the consumption of dairy products is associated with a better dietary pattern.

Hypothesis: The habitual consumption of dairy products as part of a regular diet is associated with a better dietary pattern and a higher global diet quality.

Full description

A prospective cross-sectional observational study in 1500 Spanish children (1 to 9 years) in urban areas >50,0000 inhabitants, distributed in eight regions (according to Nielsen Spanish areas) aiming to evaluate the food habits, dietary patterns, and nutrient intake, as well as physical activity behaviors.

Enrollment: 1,500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 9 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy participants between 1 and 9 years old without diseases carrying changes in the dietary patterns.
• Those following dietary advice such as for prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases

Exclusion criteria

• Children with any disease that cause changes in the dietary pattern and with any dietary restriction.
• Children suffering a metabolic disease such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
• Children diagnosed with allergy and/or food intolerance like dairy allergy, milk allergy, lactose intolerance or cows milk protein allergy.
• Children with any chronic disease that causes changes in the dietary pattern
• Children who live in an institution (colleges, nursing homes, hospitals, host Institutions, etc )
• Children with a transitory pathology (flu, gastroenteritis, chicken pox, etc) at the time of the fieldwork.
• Children following a therapeutic diet due to recent surgery or any other medical prescription.
• Children related to Lactalis or Madison MK employees.
• Children whose parents or caregivers did not provide a signed consent form for their participation or not completed any study phase.

Trial design

1,500 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy children between 1 and 9 years old

Description:

A sample of 1500 apparently healthy children between 1 to 9 years old from urban areas from different regions of Spain.