Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities

91st Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop, Manila, March 2018

Editor(s): Henry, Christiani J. (Singapore)
Nicklas, Theresa A. (Houston, TX)
Nicklaus, Sophie (Dijon)

Importance of Breakfast for Children's Health and Development

Breakfast Consumption versus Breakfast Skipping: The Effect on Nutrient Intake, Weight, and Cognition

O''Neil C.E.a · Nicklas T.A.b

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aSchool of Nutrition and Food Science, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; bDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

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Henry CJ, Nicklas TA, Nicklaus S (eds): Nurturing a Healthy Generation of Children: Research Gaps and Opportunities. Nestlé Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. Nestlé Nutrition Institute, Switzerland/S. Karger AG., Basel, © 2019, vol 91, pp 153-167
https://doi.org/10.1159/000493707

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Abstract of Importance of Breakfast for Children's Health and Development

Published online: March 13, 2019
Cover Date: 2019

Number of Print Pages: 15
Number of Figures: 1
Number of Tables: 4

ISBN: 978-3-318-06402-5 (Print)
eISBN: 978-3-318-06403-2 (Online)

Abstract

Breakfast has long been promoted as the most important meal of the day. However, the lack of standard definitions of breakfast, breakfast consumers, and breakfast skippers, and the lack of a description of how “important” the meal is, especially compared with other meals, has hampered the ability to confirm this long-held belief. This review discusses potential definitions of breakfast and breakfast skippers, and how these definitions can affect how researchers, nutrition educators, and policy makers interpret data and make recommendations. Overall, breakfast, especially meals including ready-to-eat cereal, contributes to overall nutrient intake and diet quality. However, the association of breakfast consumption and weight parameters or cognition in children is controversial. Finally, challenges, opportunities, and research gaps with breakfast studies are discussed. The question of whether breakfast is the most important meal of the day remains unanswered.

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Abstract of Importance of Breakfast for Children's Health and Development

Published online: March 13, 2019
Cover Date: 2019

Number of Print Pages: 15
Number of Figures: 1
Number of Tables: 4

ISBN: 978-3-318-06402-5 (Print)
eISBN: 978-3-318-06403-2 (Online)

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