Actively Recruiting
Milk-Tot Study: Impact of Whole Versus Low-fat Milk on Child Health
Led by University of California, Davis · Updated on 2025-06-10
625
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
202 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, Davis
Lead Sponsor
S
Stanford University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
In the U.S. it is recommended that children consume whole cow's milk (3.5% fat) from ages 1 to 2 years to support rapid early growth and brain development, and then at age 2 years transition to low-fat (1%) or non-fat milk to reduce saturated fat and calorie intake. To date, few studies have examined the optimal milk type for children to prevent obesity. This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of consumption of whole versus 1% milk on child adiposity.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Milk-Tot Study: Impact of Whole Versus Low-fat Milk on Child Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Parents willing to provide only whole or 1% milk to their child for 1 year
- Access to a smartphone and a tablet, laptop, or computer with internet and email at home
- Ability to speak and read English or Spanish for study communications and surveys
- Not planning to move outside the San Francisco Bay Area or stop being the child's primary caregiver during the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Child younger than 23 months or older than 48 months at recruitment
- Child has a condition or uses medication affecting growth, feeding, or cardiometabolic health
- Child's weight-for-length or height is below the 2nd percentile
- Child has lactose intolerance, milk allergy, or dietary restrictions limiting dairy intake
- Child lives in more than one household
- Child currently participates in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Child is not covered by public or private medical insurance
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Oakland, California, United States, 94607
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Lorrene Ritchie, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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