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Authors
Åkerlund, Mari https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3780-3821
Kyttä, Venla https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-5959
Meinilä, Jelena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6377-1377
Pietilä, Arto https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9298-0012
Korhonen, Tuuli E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0334-3618
Vepsäläinen, Henna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0177-3609
Korkalo, Liisa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0525-9877
Kinnunen, Satu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7673-0243
Niinistö, Sari https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-6241
Raulio, Susanna https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9073-1090
Forma, Leena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8656-3722
Erkkola, Maijaliisa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-1523
Saarinen, Merja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4375-7682
Virtanen, Suvi M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8928-0878
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Clinical Trials BETA
Clinical trials referenced in this document:
nct05249946 at ClinicalTrials.govDocuments that mention this clinical trial
A 10-month cluster-randomized trial to shift towards plant-forward meals in early childhood education and care centres: effects on bone and mineral metabolism in Finnish children
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-04063-y
The effect of system-level intervention in early childhood education and care on children’s dietary intake and environmental impact of the diet
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-026-04064-x
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
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Article History
Received: 22 December 2025
Accepted: 8 July 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval and consent to participate: The study adheres to the Declaration of Helsinki and the Ethics Committee I of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District in 2021 approved the study protocol. Municipalities gave their permissions to the study protocol. A legal guardian of each participating child provided an informed consent.
Clinical trial registry: NCT05249946; registration date: 2021-11-29.
