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• TITLE: The effects of increased dietary fiber intake on the self-reported quality of life of school-age children

  AUTHORS: Mary Brauchla, Katherine Reidenbach, Selena Baker, Sean McCabe, Sibylle Kranz

  KEYWORDS: Quality of Life; Children; Fiber Intake; School Snacks

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.6 No.1, January 26, 2014

  ABSTRACT: The aim of this community-based, randomized-controlled prospective nutrition intervention study was to assess the impact of serving high-fiber snacks twice a day to a sample of school-age children on their dietary fiber intake and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores. Participants (n = 81) were children aged 7-11 years. Children were randomized to receive two high-fiber snacks per day for eight weeks (intervention) or to continue eating their regular snacks (control). At baseline and post-intervention, usual dietary intake data were collected via repeated 24-hour dietary recalls and HRQOL was assessed using the PedsQL? Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Statistical analysis to assess significant changes in dietary intake as well as self-reported quality of life was conducted using two-sided student’s t-tests; significance level was set at p to elementary-school children can effectively increase dietary fiber consumption and may lead to an improved physical quality of life. Further research is needed regarding the impact of nutrition on health-related quality of life.