Estado nutricional de escolares y su relación con el hábito y calidad del desayuno

Estado nutricional antropométrico, bioquímico e ingesta alimentaria en niños escolares de 6 a 14 años, General Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires, Argentina

“…22 Además, el hábito de desayunar (al menos, 4 veces por semana) resultó ser un factor protector tanto para exceso de peso como para obesidad; esto fue demostrado en distintos estudios. 23,24 En una revisión sistemática, H. Szajewska y col. d e s c r i b i e r o n q u e a q u e l l o s n i ñ o s q u e n o desayunaban presentaban mayor prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad. Desayunar lleva a hábitos alimentarios regulares, ingesta energética adecuada y de alimentos más saludables.…”

Anthropometric and biochemical assessment of nutritional status and dietary intake in school children aged 6-14 years, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

“…22 In addition, breakfast habit (at least 4 times per week) was observed to be a protective factor against both overweight and obesity; this has been demonstrated in different studies. 23,24 In a systematic review, H. Szajewska et al described that children who did not have breakfast had a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity. Breakfast leads to regular eating habits, an adequate energy intake and a healthier food choice.…”

Breakfast, nutritional status, and socioeconomic outcome measures among primary school students from the City of Salta. A cross-sectional study

“…The assessment of the relationship between nutritional status and breakfast habit showed that the probability of skipping breakfast was 2.91 times higher among obese students compared to normal weight students. Berta et al 14 studied the dependency ratio between breakfast frequency and nutritional status and observed a higher risk for overweight/obesity among those who skipped breakfast on a daily basis compared to those who had breakfast (OR: 1.48). Although this analysis used the breakfast habit as dependent outcome measure, other studies 29 suggested that the association between skipping breakfast and the overweight/obesity prevalence was global, regardless of socioeconomic and cultural differences among countries.…”