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Systematic review demonstrating that breakfast consumption influences body weight outcomes in children and adolescents in Europe

Szajewska, Hania, Ruszczyński, Marek·2010·Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Abstract

Skipping breakfast is common among children and adolescents. However, there is uncertainty regarding whether breakfast consumption contributes to or protects against overweight or obesity. We aimed to review the evidence on the effects of breakfast consumption on body weight outcomes in children and adolescents in Europe. The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and EMBASE were searched in January 2009. We identified 16 studies. All were cross-sectional or cohort trials involving more than 59,000 children/adolescents from Europe. Thirteen studies (n = 57,481) consistently showed that breakfast has a protective effect against becoming overweight or obese. One trial (n = 886) showed that this effect was significant only for boys. The effect of eating breakfast on the body mass index (BMI) was analyzed in 4 studies (n = 2897). All of these studies showed an increase in BMI in breakfast skippers. In one study (n = 1245), this effect was significant only for boys. The results of this analysis suggest that eating breakfast is associated with a reduced risk of becoming overweight or obese and a reduction in the BMI in children and adolescents in Europe. However, almost all of the data in this review were gathered from observational studies, thus, causality should not be assumed based on these findings.

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Authors
Szajewska, H., & Ruszczyński, M.
Affiliations
Medical University of Warsaw (PL)
Venue
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Published
2010-01-29
Volume
50
Issue
2
Pages
113-119
ISSN
  • 1040-8398 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-7852
OpenAlex
W2144180788
Cited by
403
References
26
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Dietary Effects on Health
Keywords
breakfast consumption, breakfast skipping, childhood obesity, adolescent obesity, overweight, body mass index, children and adolescents, sex differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Body Weight, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Europe, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Obesity, Sex Factors, Time Factors, Cohort Studies, Body Mass Index, MEDLINE, Overweight, Young Adult

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