And yet Again: Having Breakfast Is Positively Associated with Lower BMI and Healthier General Eating Behavior in Schoolchildren.
Nutrients
; 13(4)2021 Apr 18.
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| ID: mdl-33919560
ABSTRACT
Given the high prevalence of childhood overweight, school-based programs aiming at nutritional behavior may be a good starting point for community-based interventions. Therefore, we investigated associations between school-related meal patterns and weight status in 1215 schoolchildren. Anthropometry was performed on-site in schools. Children reported their meal habits, and parents provided family-related information via questionnaires. Associations between nutritional behavior and weight status were estimated using hierarchical linear and logistic regression. Analyses were adjusted for age, socio-economic status, school type, migration background, and parental weight status. Having breakfast was associated with a lower BMI-SDS (ßadj = -0.51, p = 0.004) and a lower risk of being overweight (ORadj = 0.30, p = 0.009), while having two breakfasts resulting in stronger associations (BMI-SDS ßadj = -0.66, p < 0.001; risk of overweight ORadj = 0.22, p = 0.001). Likewise, children who regularly skipped breakfast on school days showed stronger associations (BMI-SDS ß = 0.49, p < 0.001; risk of overweight OR = 3.29, p < 0.001) than children who skipped breakfast only occasionally (BMI-SDS ß = 0.43, p < 0.001; risk of overweight OR = 2.72, p = 0.032). The associations persisted after controlling for parental SES and weight status. Therefore, our data confirm the school setting as a suitable starting point for community-based interventions and may underline the necessity of national programs providing free breakfast and lunch to children.
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Comportamento Alimentar
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Desjejum
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Dieta Saudável
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article