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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an evidence-based healthy eating blog on dietary behaviors of mothers
Mothers randomised to the experimental group were exposed to one weekly blog post for 6 months. Blog posts focus on the improvement of dairy products as well as vegetables and fruits consumption targeting five food skills categories: (1) knowledge about food, nutrition and cooking; (2) planning of healthy meals, and for including children to develop their food skills; (3) conceptualizing outcomes; (4) mechanical techniques for food preparation; (5) perception of food characteristics. Each post included a step-by-step recipe developed by the research team and featuring dairy products, vegetables and fruits. Recipes were described textually and also using pictures. Twenty-six posts were created over the six-month intervention. Participants randomised to the control group were not exposed to the healthy eating blog. The primary outcome is the daily intakes of dairy products, vegetables and fruits. The secondary outcomes are mothers' food skills and body weight.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy eating blog (HEB) | Experimental | For a 6-month period, mothers randomised to the HEB group will receive a weekly blog post discussing various positive aspects of healthy eating and presenting recipes and strategies to increase dairy product intakes and vegetable and fruit intakes. The posts will be developed with an emphasis of food skills acquisition. |
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| Control | No Intervention | Mothers randomised to the control group will not have access to the healthy eating blog. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy eating blog | Behavioral | For a 6-month period, mothers randomised to the HEB group will receive a weekly blog post discussing various positive aspects of healthy eating and presenting recipes and strategies to increase dairy product intakes and vegetable and fruit intakes. The posts will be developed with an emphasis of food skills acquisition. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Daily intakes of dairy products, vegetables and fruits measured by a validated web-based food frequency questionnaire | Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months. | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Food skills measured by a web-based questionnaire | Food skills measured: planning of healthy meal, knowledge about food, nutrition and cooking, mechanical technics for food preparation, etc. Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months. | 6 months |
| Body weight |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Desroches, PhD | Laval University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Laval University | Québec | G1V 0A6 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32778159 | Derived | Dumas AA, Lemieux S, Lapointe A, Provencher V, Robitaille J, Desroches S. Recruitment and retention of mothers of preschoolers and school-aged children in a social media-delivered healthy eating intervention: lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Aug 10;21(1):706. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04628-0. | |
| 31519466 |
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Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months. |
| 6 months |
| Dumas AA, Lemieux S, Lapointe A, Provencher V, Robitaille J, Desroches S. Effects of an Evidence-Informed Healthy Eating Blog on Dietary Intakes and Food-Related Behaviors of Mothers of Preschool- and School-Aged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Jan;120(1):53-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2019.05.016. Epub 2019 Sep 10. |