Increasing Lean Protein Intake in Preschool-age Children and Assessing Effects on Cognition and Select Health Outcomes

Launched by SIBYLLE KRANZ, PHD, RDN · Mar 11, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how changes in diet, specifically increasing lean protein intake from meats, can affect preschool-age children's feelings of hunger and overall health. The researchers want to see if children ages 2 to 5 can recognize when they feel full or hungry after having a snack and a meal made with either their usual childcare food or meals that include lean meats, which are known to be healthier.

To participate, children need to be between 2 and 5 years old, and parents must be able to speak English. It's important that the family does not have any cultural or religious reasons that prevent them from eating pork, as it will be included in the meals. However, children with food allergies, certain medical conditions, or those taking specific medications cannot join the study. If you and your child are eligible and decide to participate, you can expect to help researchers learn more about how different foods can impact young children's eating habits and health.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • child 2-5 years old
• Parent participants:
• • Parents of at least one child aged 2-5 years old
• • Parents can communicate in English.
• • Parents in households who do not have a cultural/ religious reason to abstain from to consuming pork
• Exclusion Criteria:
• * Child participants:
• • Food allergies
• • Taking medication that affects food intake (such as stimulant medications),
• • Children with diabetes or impaired glucose control.
• • Children with digestive disease (such as Crohn's)
• • Dietary/religious preferences that exclude consumption of pork
• Parent participants:
• • - Dietary/religious preferences that exclude consumption of pork