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PMID: 21775554 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Strategies are needed to increase children's intake of a variety of vegetables, including vegetables that are not well liked. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether incorporating puréed vegetables into entrées to reduce the energy density (ED; in kcal/g) affected vegetable and energy intake over 1 d in preschool children. DESIGN: In this crossover study, 3- to 5-y-old children (n = 40) were served all meals and snacks 1 d/wk for 3 wk. Across conditions, entrées at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and evening snack were reduced in ED by increasing the proportion of puréed vegetables. The conditions were 100% ED (standard), 85% ED (tripled vegetable content), and 75% ED (quadrupled vegetable content). Entrées were served with unmanipulated side dishes and snacks, and children were instructed to eat as much as they liked. RESULTS: The daily vegetable intake increased significantly by 52 g (50%) in the 85% ED condition and by 73 g (73%) in the 75% ED condition compared with that in the standard condition (both P < 0.0001). The consumption of more vegetables in entrées did not affect the consumption of the vegetable side dishes. Children ate similar weights of food across conditions; thus, the daily energy intake decreased by 142 kcal (12%) from the 100% to 75% ED conditions (P < 0.05). Children rated their liking of manipulated foods similarly across ED amounts. CONCLUSION: The incorporation of substantial amounts of puréed vegetables to reduce the ED of foods is an effective strategy to increase the daily vegetable intake and decrease the energy intake in young children. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01252433. |
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Authors:
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Maureen K Spill; Leann L Birch; Liane S Roe; Barbara J Rolls |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2011-07-20 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of clinical nutrition Volume: 94 ISSN: 1938-3207 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Clin. Nutr. Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-08-22 Completed Date: 2011-10-31 Revised Date: 2012-09-27 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376027 Medline TA: Am J Clin Nutr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 735-41 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Nutritional Sciences, Center for Childhood Obesity Research, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA. |
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01252433 |
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Child, Preschool Cooking / methods* Cross-Over Studies Diet* Energy Intake* Food Preferences* Health Promotion Humans Vegetables* |
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R01 DK082580/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 DK082580/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS |
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