45
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2018
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2025
Increase Fruits and Vegetables
Children will be encouraged to consume 1 cup/day and 1.5 cups/day of whole fruit, and 1.5 cups/day and 2 cups/day of vegetables for children aged 6 to 8 years and 9 to 12 years, respectively. Children will gradually work towards these goals. Parents will also work towards F\&V goals, with 2 cups/day of whole fruit and 2.5 cups/day of vegetables. Both parent and child will self-monitor these behaviors. As one barrier to consuming F\&Vs is perceived cost of these foods, information regarding lower-cost options for F\&Vs will be included in the manual.
Decrease Snack Foods
This condition will reduce intake of SFs (i.e., candy, cookies, cakes, ice cream, chips, nuts) to \< 3 servings/week (for children aged 6 to 12 years, the solid fats and added sugar energy limit is 840 kcals/week and the DECREASE goal will help with meeting this limit). Children and parents will gradually work towards meeting these goals and self-monitor these behaviors.
Increase Fruits and Vegetables and Decrease Snack Foods
Will combine the goals of the increase and decrease conditions.
Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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