Increasing dietary calcium intake of children and their parents: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Approximately 25 % of Canadian children aged 4-8 years fail to meet the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of calcium (Ca). Young children's food choices are primarily determined by their parents. No interventions have directly targeted parents as a medium through which to increase children's Ca consumption. This study compared the effectiveness of a Ca-specific intervention targeted towards parents, with generic dietary advice on the Ca consumption of children aged 4-10 years.

Design

A parallel two-arm randomised controlled trial was conducted.

Setting

The study was conducted across Canada. Both conditions received information on the RDA of Ca and an index of intake requirements. Material sent to the intervention condition included behavioural strategies t

SUBMITTER: Bourne JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature