menuCH-kids is a study mandated by the Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (FSVO) and carried out by a dozen of Swiss scientific institutions.
It is a nationally representative survey aiming at capturing food consumption and dietary and health behaviors of randomly selected children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years, covering German-, French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland.
It includes the collection of food consumption data (24h recalls and food propensity questionnaire), lifestyle data, physical measurements, urine samples and voluntary blood sample.
The pilot phase was conducted successfully in the spring 2023, and the main phase has begun in September 2023 and will last one year, with 1800 participants expected.
