Specially Designed Eating Plates Effects on Food Intake in Normal Weight and Overweight Children

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Previous studies demonstrated that children served themselves more food when using larger plates and bowels. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if self-served portions and caloric intake in normal weight and overweight children will be influenced by a specially designed eating plates compared to similar size normal plates.

Detailed Description
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40 normal weight and 40 overweight kindergarden and elementary school children will participate in this study. Anthropometric measurements: weight, height, BMI and BMI percentiles will be measured and calculated for each participant. The participants will take part in two non-exercise activities at the 'sport and health center for children and adolescence'. At the end of each activity, a lunch buffet that contains all food ingredients will be served. During one meeting the children will be handed a regular plate and at the second meeting they will be handed a specially designed plate (with marking of the recommended meal composition and portion). The amount and composition of food on the plates will be assessed by weighing and photography before and after eating and analysed to report macronutrient consumption by a dietitian. The meetings for normal weight children will be separated from the overweight children.

Official Title
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The Effect of Specially Designed Eating Plates on Self-served Portions and Caloric Intake in Normal Weight and Overweight Children

Conditions
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Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Specially designed plates


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Over weight / obese children Normal weight children Exclusion Criteria: Organic disease that cause obesity Underweight children (BMI percentiles < 5)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 4 Years
Maximum Age: 13 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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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Normal weight<br>Normal weight children will be served food in two different occasions using two sets of plates (same size). One set will be plane and the second is a specially designed plate that demonstrate the recommended food consumption and portion. | Other: Specially designed plates<br> <br> |
| Active Comparator: Overweight children<br>Overweight children will be served food in two different occasions using two sets of plates (same size). One set will be plane and the second is a specially designed plate that demonstrate the recommended food consumption and portion. | Other: Specially designed plates<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Caloric intake | The amount of food and drink consumed by the children will be evaluated. | Up to 1 hour after food serving | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Childhood obesity, Plate, Food consumption