COPLANT study module kids/family – participants wanted Research on family eating habits
What it's about:
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) is working with the Max Rubner Institute (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute) to investigate the influence of parental nutrition on children's eating habits. To this end, the "kids/family" module of the COPLANT study is being launched in Berlin and Karlsruhe, for which parent-child pairs are currently being sought. COPLANT is the most comprehensive study to date on plant-based nutrition among adults in German-speaking countries. Now, children are also to be included in the study through the new module. The focus of the new part of the study is on researching different diets in families. Whether vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian or mixed diet – nutrition today is more diverse than ever. "We still know little about how plant-based diets of parents affect the eating habits and food consumption of children," says Professor Dr Tanja Schwerdtle, President of the MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute. "The new study module should provide insights into this." There is also a lack of clear scientific data on the health effects: "We want to better understand how a vegan, vegetarian or pescetarian nutrition in a family environment is related to the health of children and adolescents," explains Professor Dr Cornelia Weikert, head of the COPLANT study at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. "That's why we need the support of committed families."
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At the study centres at the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Berlin and the MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute in Karlsruhe, a total of up to 400 parent-child pairs will be interviewed and examined during a one-off appointment. Children and adolescents aged between two and 17 with at least one parent are eligible to participate. Nutritional data will be collected on site using questionnaires. Body measurements and clinical parameters such as blood pressure and pulse will also be recorded.
One of the aims of COPLANT "kids/family" is to determine what food children eat, whether they follow the same diet as their parents, and what factors play a role in the family environment. The results will be used in the long term to develop age-appropriate nutritional recommendations and provide insights into how children and adolescents can grow up healthy in a time of dietary change.
About the COPLANT study
COPLANT stands for COhort on PLANT-based diets. It is the largest cohort study on plant-based nutrition in the German-speaking world to date. The project is coordinated by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) and carried out in collaboration with the Max Rubner Institute (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute), the Research Institute for plant-based nutrition (IFPE) and five university partners: Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, University of Regensburg and University of Vienna. Around 6,000 adults aged between 18 and 69 across Germany are being surveyed and examined to determine the advantages and disadvantages of different nutrition. The "kids/family" study module, which is currently only offered in Berlin and Karlsruhe, aims to shed additional light on nutrition in families.
Further information on the COPLANT study
Information on participation in the "kids/family" study module
External Link:https://www.coplant-studie.de/en/study-participation/kids-and-family/
Questions and answers about the COPLANT study
External Link:https://www.coplant-studie.de/en/coplant-study/frequently-asked-questions/
Interested parents who would like to participate in the COPLANT study with their children can contact one of the study centres:
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin:
Telephone: +49(0)30/184 12-550 11
Email: coplant@bfr.bund.de
Max Rubner Institute, Karlsruhe
Telephone: +49(0)721/6625-417
Email: coplant-studie@mri.bund.de
About the BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) is a scientifically independent institution within the portfolio of the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH). It protects people's health preventively in the fields of public health and veterinary public health. The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment provides advice to the Federal Government as well as the Federal States (‘Laender’) on questions related to food, feed, chemical and product safety. The BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment conducts its own research on topics closely related to its assessment tasks.
About the MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute
The Max Rubner-Institut (MRIshort forMax Rubner Institute), Federal Research Institute for Nutrition and Food, has its core research area in consumer health protection in the field of nutrition and food sector. It advises the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) in these areas. Important core research areas include the nutritional and health value of food, eating habits, and food safety, quality and authenticity.