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    The Role of Black Tea and Berbere-Spiced Food Consumption on Appetite and Energy Intake of Pre-School Children In an Orphanage in Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-06-05) Dejene, Mahlet; Baye, Kaleab (PhD)
    The effect of drinking habitual concentration of black tea or habitual consumption of red pepper on appetite and food intake of children remains unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the role of habitually consumed black tea or berbere-spiced food on the appetite and energy intake of children less than five years of age in an orphanage in Ethiopia. With-in subject crossover design was used to which 21 preschool children (24- 54 months) participated. The effect of black tea or berbere-spiced food on energy intake and appetite was investigated by evaluating intake of the test meals. Anthropometric measurements, caffeine and catechin analysis in tea, and proximate composition of the test meals were also determined. Although fewer children (n= 5) had anthropometric values of <-2 SD, more than half of the children were at the border of Z score for stunting, underweight, and wasting. The consumption of habitual concentrations of black tea had no significant effect on satiation (P=0.07) and satiety (P=0.22). Similarly, the consumption of berbere-spiced foods had no significant effect on satiation (P=0.55). This suggests that both the consumption of berbere-spiced foods and black tea had no effect on food/energy intake (P> 0.05). In contrast, increasing portion size had a significant effect on appetite and energy intake (P< 0.001). Therefore age-dependent increase in portion size may be required to improve the nutritional status of the children.