Low Glycemic Index Diet for Diet Modification

Overseen By Sibylle Kranz, PhD, RD

Age: < 18

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Sibylle Kranz, PhD, RDN

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

Duration: 6 days

20 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The proposed project addresses the goal of exploring preschooler's ability to recognize changes in feelings of hunger/satiety based on consuming a snack and a meal (lunch/dinner) that are either based on the usual childcare center fare (control) or are based on lean meats (intervention), which will have a lower glycemic index.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for parents with children aged 2-5 who eat pork and can communicate in English. It's not for kids with food allergies, diabetes, digestive diseases like Crohn's, or those on meds affecting appetite.

Inclusion Criteria

Parents in households who do not have a cultural/religious reason to abstain from consuming pork

My child is between 2 and 5 years old.

I am a parent of a child aged 2-5 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Parents with dietary/religious preferences that exclude consumption of pork

My child is allergic to certain foods.

My child has diabetes or trouble controlling blood sugar.

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

Treatment

Participants consume meals and snacks based on either the usual childcare center fare (control) or lean meats (intervention) over 6 study days

6 days

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in executive function, blood pressure, and blood glucose after meal consumption

1 week

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Increasing Lean Protein Intake

Trial Overview The study tests if preschoolers feel less hungry after eating meals high in lean protein (like meats) compared to usual childcare foods. The goal is to see how this diet change affects their cognition and health.

Participant Groups

Group I: Control Active Control 1 Intervention

Typically consumed meal and snack; high glycemic index

Group II: Intervention Active Control 1 Intervention

Diet modification: Low glycemic index diet Meal and snack are made with lean pork to reduce glycemic index of food consumed.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Sibylle Kranz, PhD, RDN

Lead Sponsor

Trials

1

Recruited

20+