BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine whether the frequency of breakfast consumption was related to academic performance in healthy Korean adolescents. METHODS We analyzed data from the seventh Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey conducted in 2011, in which 75,643 adolescents from school grades 7-12 participated. We assessed the association between the frequency of breakf...

Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the free school breakfast program implemented in the St. Joseph, MO school district and identify ways to facilitate the success of the program. Methods The study sample was comprised of three experimental and three control schools. Quantitative and qualitative data were obtained to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Par...

The aim of this study was to describe the nutrients provided to Australian adults by the breakfast meal and to compare the food and nutrient intakes and health of regular breakfast eaters and breakfast skippers. The Australian Bureau of Statistics was commissioned to undertake additional analysis of data collected in the 1995 Australian National Nutrition Survey (NNS). The survey included 24-h ...

BACKGROUND Studies from the West have demonstrated that ready-to-eat cereals (RTECs) are a common form of breakfast and more likely to be consumed by children. This study aimed to investigate the breakfast eating pattern and RTECs consumption among schoolchildren in Kuala Lumpur. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 382 schoolchildren, aged 10 and 11 years old, were recruited fro...

BACKGROUND This pilot study examined whether the addition of a normal protein (NP) vs. high protein (HP) breakfast leads to alterations in food cravings and plasma homovanillic acid (HVA), which is an index of central dopamine production, in overweight/obese 'breakfast skipping' late-adolescent young women. METHODS A randomized crossover design was incorporated in which 20 girls (age 19 ± 1 y...

The increasing prevalence of adult obesity in Indonesia from 14,8 to 21,8% 2013-2018 impacts a higher incidence various non-communicable diseases. Lifestyle changes such as sleeping habits, breakfast, exercise, and coffee consumption can escalate the risk obesity. Purpose: purpose this study was determine relationship between breakfast consumption, sleep duration with among Ahmad Dahlan Univers...

BACKGROUND Regular consumption of a well balanced breakfast is a pre-requisite for normal growth and child development, along with the acquisition of proper eating habits. The family environment is crucial place where children learn such patterns of behaviour that form the basis for their development. OBJECTIVES To determine how family factors affect the regular eating of breakfast and types ...

OBJECTIVE Although breakfast is important for obesity prevention and dietary quality, breakfast skipping is a common behaviour. Knowledge of changes in breakfast habits may provide potential behaviour targets for intervention programmes. The present study describes the actual data on trends in breakfast habits and composition. DESIGN A total of 7800 3 d dietary records of 1081 participants ag...

Background: The association between different types of breakfast meals and nutrient intakes has been studied to a lesser extent. Objective: This study compared nutrient intakes at breakfast and throughout the day between Malaysian children who consumed ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) and those who did not. Methods: Anthropometric and dietary data for 1955 children aged 6-12 years from the MyBreakfa...

BACKGROUND Poor micronutrient status is reported among adolescents across Europe and USA. This may be related to the well-documented decline in the regular consumption of breakfast by this group. The regular consumption of a breakfast cereal offers a possible means to improve micronutrient status; fortified cereal is likely to have enhanced benefit. A study was conducted to determine the effica...