Breakfast-skipping in children and young adolescents in the Netherlands
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Background: The objective of this study was to provide national figures on the prevalence of breakfast-skipping and the association with sociodemographic variables in 4-15 year old children. Methods: Data of 4,377 children were collected. A food questionnaire (24 h recall) was completed by the parents or by the older children themselves. Results: Five percent of the children in primary school and 13% of the children in secondary school skipped breakfast before going to school. Breakfast-skipping is more frequent in girls, older children, children of fathers of low education or living with a single parent and in children attending school in a large city. Conclusions: The results of this study point out the need for preventive programmes to encourage breakfast consumption in certain groups at risk.
TNO Identifier
234760
ISSN
11011262
Source
European Journal of Public Health, 8(4), pp. 325-328.
Pages
325-328