Food for Thought: Executive Functioning Around Eating Among Children

Trial Parameters

Brief Summary

Scientific knowledge of the cognitive-developmental processes that serve to support children's appetite self-regulation are surprisingly limited. This investigation will provide new scientific directions for obesity prevention by elucidating cognitive-developmental influences on young children's ability to make healthy food choices and eat in moderation.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Child ages 4 to 6 years of age 2. Caregiver reporting primary responsibility for child feeding outside of childcare 3. Caregiver legal guardian Exclusion Criteria: 1. Caregiver \<18 years of age 2. Child major food allergies 3. Child medication use, developmental disability, or medical conditions known to affect food intake and/or growth; color blindness 4. Child in foster care