Trial reportPloS one2013
Infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with higher body adiposity and abdominal obesity in Malaysian school-aged adolescents.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary and physical activity patterns related to cardio-metabolic health among Malaysian adolescents: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity in Malaysian Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of breakfast consumption timingThe British journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
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- Beyond theChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Breakfast Habits, Anthropometry, and Nutrition-Related Outcomes in Adolescents From Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2025Review
- Prevalence of Breakfast Skippers among Tunisian Preschool and School Children and Association with Weight Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Association between Breakfast Macronutrient Composition and Body Weight, in Preadolescence: An Epidemiological Study among Schoolchildren.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Assessing adolescent diet and physical activity behaviour, knowledge and awareness in low- and middle-income countries: a systematised review of quantitative epidemiological tools.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Association Between Breakfast Consumption and Anthropometrically Determined Nutritional Status of Secondary-School Adolescents in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2022Article
- Effect of a nutritional education intervention on breakfast consumption among preparatory school students in Egypt.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- Malaysian adolescents' perceptions of healthy eating: a qualitative study.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Eating Habits and Their Association with Weight Status in Chinese School-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Skipping Breakfast and Its Association with Health Risk Behaviour and Mental Health Among University Students in 28 Countries.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020Article
- School-based intervention that integrates nutrition education and supportive healthy school food environment among Malaysian primary school children: a study protocol.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Nutritional Quality of Breakfast Consumed by the Low-Income Population in Brazil: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Risk Factors and Prevalence of Abdominal Obesity among Upper-Secondary Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Dietary Habits and Physical Activity of 18-Year-Old Adolescents in Relation to Overweight and Obesity.Iranian journal of public health · 2019Article
- The Association of Breakfast Frequency and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors among Adolescents in Malaysia.Nutrients · 2019Article
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Abstract
Unhealthy dietary pattern increases the risk of obesity and metabolic disorders in growing children and adolescents. However, the way the habitual pattern of breakfast consumption influences body composition and risk of obesity in adolescents is not well defined. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess any associations between breakfast consumption practices and body composition profiles in 236 apparently healthy adolescents aged 12 to 19 years. A self-administered questionnaire on dietary behaviour and lifestyle practices and a dietary food frequency questionnaire were used. Body composition and adiposity indices were determined using standard anthropometric measurement protocols and dual energy χ-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Mean age of the participants was 15.3±1.9 years. The majority of participants (71.2%) fell in the normal body mass index (BMI) ranges. Breakfast consumption patterns showed that only half of the participants (50%) were consuming breakfast daily. Gender-specific multivariate analyses (ANCOVA) showed that in both boys and girls, those eating breakfast at least 5 times a week had significantly lower body weight, body mass index (BMI), BMI z-scores, waist circumference, body fat mass and percent body fat (%BF) compared to infrequent breakfast eaters, after adjustment for age, household income, pubertal status, eating-out and snacking practices, daily energy intakes, and daily physical activity levels. The present findings indicate that infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with higher body adiposity and abdominal obesity. Therefore, daily breakfast consumption with healthy food choices should be encouraged in growing children and adolescents to prevent adiposity during these critical years of growth.
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