Eating in the Absence of Hunger and Caloric Compensation in Preschool Children, Link With Parental Feeding Practices

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Objectives: The aims were to measure caloric compensation (CC) and eating in the absence of hunger (EAH) in 2 to 7 year-old French children in their regular eating context and to link these measurements with individual characteristics (adiposity, age, gender) and parental feeding practices. Design: Three consecutive weeks an identical lunch was served in four preschool canteens reaching 236 children. The first lunch was a control session. For the CC situation (week 2), thirty minutes before the lunch children were offered a preload (137 kcal). For the EAH situation (week 3), ten minutes after lunch children were exposed to palatable foods (430 kcal). Food intake was measured at the individual level. Parental eating behaviour and feeding practices were measured by questionnaires. Child's height and weight were measured by a medical doctor.

Official Title
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Study of Eating in the Absence of Hunger and of Caloric Compensation in French Children, and of Their Relationships With Parental Feeding Practices

Conditions
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Food Intake Regulation in Healthy Children

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: To be registered to the school canteen, to provide parental approval Exclusion Criteria: Chronic disease or food allergies.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 2 Years
Maximum Age: 7 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Caloric compensation measurement | In order to collect measurements of caloric compensation, children were offered a chocolate bun 30 minutes before the lunch on the second week. The food intake at lunch was recorded. We calculated if children compensated the chocolate bun, by comparing energy intake at this lunch with energy intake from the control lunch which took place on week 1. | 1 week | 
| Control measurement of energy intake | The first week, we conducted a control lunch and recorded food intake of each child. | 1 week | 
| Eating in the absence of hunger measurement | In order to collect the measurement of Eating in the absence of hunger, on the third week we offered palatable foods to children 10 minutes after their lunch. We recorded the energy intake from these post-meal foods. | 1 week | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parental feeding practices | Using a validated questionnaire, we collected information about parental feeding practices (Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire, Musher-Eizenman & Holub, 2007). | One month after inclusion | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Caloric compensation, Eating in the absence of hunger, Children, Parental feeding practices