ReviewFood & nutrition research2019
Effects of eating breakfast on children and adolescents: A systematic review of potentially relevant outcomes in economic evaluations.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of skipping breakfast with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Screen Time, Unhealthy Eating Behaviors, and Associated Health Risks in Children: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Current status and related factors of breakfast skipping among adolescents aged 12-15 years in Shandong Province, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with poor self-assessed health in Brazilian adolescents: National School Health Survey 2019.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Breakfast Skipping Among Dormitory- and Home-Residing High School Students: Insights from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2018-2024.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Nutritional Habits among Schoolchildren Aged 11-15 Years in Albania.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2025Article
- Status and Associated Factors of Breakfast Consumption Among Chinese Residents: A National Cross-Sectional Study.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
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- Breakfast skipping and academic achievement at 8-16 years: a population study in South Australia.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Chronological age and biological maturity are separately positively associated with inhibitory control and working memory in boys and girls.Frontiers in cognition · 2025Article
- Beyond the pandemic: physical activity and health behaviors as predictors of well-being among Filipino tertiary students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Skipping Breakfast and Academic Grades, Persistent Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness, and School Connectedness Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023.MMWR supplements · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic inequality in breakfast skipping among Norwegian adolescents.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Is the frequency of breakfast consumption associated with life satisfaction in children and adolescents? A cross-sectional study with 154,151 participants from 42 countries.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Associations of Eating Habits with Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction in Adolescents: A 42-Country Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Relations between the levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity, BMI, dietary habits, cognitive functions and attention problems in 8 to 9 years old pupils: network analysis (PACH Study).BMC public health · 2024Article
- Changes in Adolescent Health Behavior and the Exacerbation of Economic Hardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study From the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2024Article
- Skipping breakfast is associated to inadequate nutrient intakes among Tunisian children: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day. Several studies have focused on examining if breakfast habits have any short-term effects on school attendance, academic achievement, and general health in children and adolescents. Informed decisions of whether to promote eating breakfast or not require a more long-term perspective.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of scientific publications studying the effects identified as potentially relevant for the economic evaluation of eating breakfast in children and adolescents.
designA systematic literature review was conducted. Studies were identified by searching the electronic databases PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and PsycINFO between January 2000 and October 2017. The inclusion criteria applied were published articles from peer-reviewed journals with full text in English, quantitative studies collecting primary data with school-aged children, and adolescents aged from 6 to 18 years as participants, performed entirely or partly in countries with advanced economies, except Japan and Taiwan.
resultsTwenty-six studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and studies that were judged to be of at least moderate quality were included in the analysis. The results of the review of eating breakfast studies showed positive and conclusive effects on cognitive performance, academic achievement, quality of life, well-being and on morbidity risk factors.
conclusionsThe overall assessment of the studies indicated positive effects of eating breakfast. How the identified effects influence societal costs and an individual's quality-adjusted life years require further research.
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