Changing Dietary Patterns: an Individually Tailored Nutrition Intervention (OKE-study)

Changing Dietary Patterns: an Individually Tailored Nutrition Intervention

The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of a personalized nutrition intervention on the dietary pattern of apparently healthy adults with one or more children aged 4 to 12 years.

Giving personalized nutrition advice is perceived to be more effective in changing dietary patterns than giving general information about healthy eating.

Inclusion Criteria:

• At least aged 18 years
• Having one child aged 4 to 12 years
• Written informed concent has been obtained

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not meeting the inclusion criteria
• Unable or unwilling to comply with the study procedures
• Enrolled in another study during the same study period
• Not being able to communicate (read, speak and write) in the Dutch language
• Having a partner who has been enrolled in the study
• Being pregnant or lactating during the study period or planning to become pregnant during the study period
• Having a BMI lower than 18.5 or higher that 35 kg/m2
• Using medication to lower cholesterol or being under control by a doctor for having too high cholesterol levels
• Using medication to lower blood pressure or being under control by a doctor for having a high blood pressure.
• Having diabetes type I or type II
• Following a diet (medical or self-initiated) or planning to follow a diet during the study period
• Undergoing a medical treatment that interferes with the intervention.
• Having gained or lost more than 5 kg of body weight during the last 6 months.