OPUS School Meal Study

Arne Astrup

Status

Completed

Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome X

Treatments

Other: School meals based on the principles of the New Nordic Diet

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01457794

H-1-2010-124 (Other Identifier)

D208

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized crossover study, is to investigate the effect of school meals based on a sustainable New Nordic Diet on growth, learning abilities, well-being, sleep quality, physical activity and risk markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type II diabetes and osteoporosis in 8-11 year old Danish school children.

The participating 3rd and 4th grades on 9 selected primary schools will be randomized to either start receiving New Nordic Diet school meals for 3 month(mo) or to eat their habitual school lunch for 3 mo and then crossover for additional 3 mo. All participants will be examined three times; at baseline, after 3 mo and after 6 mo.

Enrollment

834 patients

Sex

All

Ages

8 to 11 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Pupils in 3rd and 4th grades
Primary Schools in the Zealand Region and Capital Region of Denmark
Schools with an available school kitchen, that can be approved by the food authorities
Schools where at least 60 % of the pupils in three or more classes signs up to participate in the Study

Exclusion criteria

The children should not participate in a scientific study or have participated in a scientific study within the last 4 weeks. This, however depends on the character of the other study.
The children must not suffer from serious food allergies or food intolerance.
The children must not suffer from diseases or conditions that makes them ill-suited for participation in the study, eg. malabsorptive conditions or serious mental disorders
The Schools must not offer an well-established common meal plan, that provides most of the pupils with healthy food on a daily basis