Breakfast consumption and adiposity among children and adolescents: an updated review of the literature

Blondin, Stacy; Anzman‐Frasca, Stephanie; Djang, Holly Carmichael; Economos, Christina D.

doi:10.1111/ijpo.12082

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“…Research suggests that breakfast consumption is beneficial for overall health and cognitive performance in both children and adolescents. A recent review of the literature on breakfast consumption confirms that breakfasting regularly can play an important role in preventing excess adiposity during childhood and adolescence (Blondin, Anzman‐Frasca, Djang, & Economos, ). Similarly, a recent review of intervention studies on the positive effects of breakfast on cognitive functions in children and adolescents suggests that memory and task‐requiring attention are enhanced by breakfast consumption (Adolphus, Lawton, Champ, & Dye, ).…”

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The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

Ali

Razeq

Alzoubi

et al. 2018

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

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Background: Although skipping breakfast is common among children and adolescents, daily breakfast consumption is a healthy habit that is particularly important in childhood. There is a link between children's attitudes toward breakfast, breakfast-skipping behaviors, and maternal factors. Evidence demonstrating a clear relationship between maternal factors and preadolescent attitudes and behaviors toward breakfast skipping is scarce.Aims: This study aims to examine the mediation effect of preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast on the associations between maternal involvement (encouragement and control of breakfast eating) and preadolescent breakfast skipping. Methods:A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted across Jordan in public and private primary schools in 2015. A sample of 1,915 preadolescent students (10-11 years) and their mothers (N = 1,299) was generated through proportional cluster stratification sampling. The interrelationships were examined among the participants' demographics, the number of preadolescent skipped breakfasts during a given week, self-reported attitudes toward breakfast, and perceived maternal encouragement and control of breakfast-eating variables.Results: Analysis revealed that preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast and mothers' involvement in preadolescent breakfast were negatively correlated with preadolescent breakfast skipping. Linear regressions revealed that maternal involvement (i.e., encouragement and control of breakfast eating, and educational attainment levels) was predictive of preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast consumption. Multiple regressions using bootstrapping analysis showed that preadolescent attitudes partially mediated the effect of mothers' control and encouragement of breakfast consumption over preadolescent breakfast-skipping behavior.Linking Evidence to Action: Results suggest that preadolescent attitudes, maternal encouragement, and control of breakfast eating influenced preadolescent breakfast skipping. These findings emphasize the importance of carefully assessing preadolescent attitudes toward breakfast, maternal encouragement, and control of breakfast consumption when developing interventions aimed at reducing breakfast-skipping behavior.

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The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

Ali

Razeq

Alzoubi

et al. 2018

Worldviews Ev Based Nurs

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“…14,21,22 While research suggests that family meals are protective for child diet quality and potentially weight status, little research has examined whether it matters if the family meal is breakfast, lunch, or dinner. 23,24 It is important to understand whether one meal type conveys more positive impact on child diet quality and weight status than another to inform research regarding which meals should be targeted in nutrition interventions. For example, if families are more likely to serve vegetables and fruits at dinner then it may be important for interventions to target serving vegetables and fruits at family breakfast meals and/or lunches.…”

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Beyond the dinner table: who’s having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?

Berge

Truesdale

Sherwood

et al. 2017

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective Having frequent family dinners is associated with better diet quality in children however, it is unknown whether the frequency of certain family meal types (i.e., dinner) are more strongly associated with better child weight and diet quality compared to other meal types (i.e., breakfast, lunch). Thus, the current study examined the frequency of eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner family meals and associations with preschool child overall diet quality (HEI-2010) and body mass index (BMI) percentile. Design Cross sectional baseline data (2012-2014) from two randomized controlled childhood obesity prevention trials, NET-Works and GROW, were analyzed together. Setting Studies were carried out in community and in-home settings in urban areas of Minnesota and Tennessee. Subjects Parent-child (ages 2-5 yrs.) pairs from Minnesota (n=222 Non-Hispanics; n=312 Hispanics) and Tennessee (n=545 Hispanic; n=55 Non-Hispanics) participated in the study. Results Over 80% of families ate breakfast or lunch family meals at least once per week. Over 65% of families ate dinner family meals ≥5 times/week. Frequency of breakfast family meals and total weekly family meals were significantly associated with healthier diet quality for non-Hispanic preschool children (p<0.05), but not for Hispanic children. Family meal frequency by meal type was not associated with BMI percentile for non-Hispanic or Hispanic preschool children. Conclusions Breakfast family meal frequency and total weekly family meal frequency was associated with healthier diet quality in non-Hispanic preschool children but not in Hispanic children. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify the association between family meal type and child diet quality and BMI percentile.

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“…[1] Furthermore, breakfast consumption has been associated with a lower risk of excess adiposity in both children and adolescents. [2] Children who consume breakfast regularly tend to have higher intakes of total daily energy and key nutrients such as fibre, calcium, vitamins A and C, riboflavin, zinc and iron compared to those who skip breakfast. [1] The nutritional impact of different types of breakfast meals which vary in food and nutrient composition has been studied less than the breakfast occasion .…”

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Consumption of ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) among Malaysian children and association with socio-demographics and nutrient intakes – findings from the MyBreakfast study

Desa

Nurliyana

Norimah

et al. 2017

Food & Nutrition Research

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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 MyBreakfast study were used in the analysis. Results: Overall, 18% of the children consumed RTEC at breakfast on at least one of the recall days. RTEC consumption was associated with younger age, urban areas, higher income and education level of parents. Among consumers, RTEC contributed 10% and 15% to daily intakes of calcium and iron respectively and ≥20% to daily intakes of vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. RTEC consumers had significantly higher mean intakes of vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, iron and sugar but lower intakes of fat and sodium than non-RTEC consumers at breakfast and for the total day. Conclusion: Consumption of fortified RTEC at breakfast was associated with lower fat and sodium intakes and higher intakes of several micronutrients both at breakfast and for the total day. However, total sugar intakes appeared to be higher.

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Breakfast consumption and adiposity among children and adolescents: an updated review of the literature

Cited by 81 publications

References 101 publications

The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

The Association Between Maternal Factors and Preadolescent Breakfast Skipping: The Mediating Role of Preadolescent Attitudes Toward Breakfast

Beyond the dinner table: who’s having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?

Consumption of ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) among Malaysian children and association with socio-demographics and nutrient intakes – findings from the MyBreakfast study

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