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Toni Díaz1, Pilar Ficapal-Cusí, Alicia Aguilar-Martínez
1Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud. Universitat Oberta de Cataluña. Barcelona. aaguilarmart@uoc.edu.
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|August 31, 2016
Summary
Only 18.5% of students aged 10-16 eat a quality breakfast, with poor nutrition increasing with grade level. Educational programs should target adolescents to improve breakfast habits and school performance.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Adolescent Health
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Breakfast is crucial for child development, learning, and academic performance.
- Despite its importance, many students skip or consume poor-quality breakfasts.
- Understanding breakfast habits is key to developing effective nutritional interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the breakfast quality among students aged 10-16.
- To identify optimal timing for educational programs on breakfast importance.
- To determine strategies for improving student breakfast quality.
Main Methods:
- An observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was conducted.
- A questionnaire with closed-ended questions on breakfast habits was administered.
- Participants included primary and secondary education students.
Main Results:
- Only 18.5% of students consumed a high-quality breakfast.
- Breakfast quality declined progressively with higher grade levels.
- Poor breakfast quality was associated with eating breakfast alone.
Conclusions:
- School breakfast programs should include adolescents, who are more likely to skip meals.
- Interventions must address specific dietary deviations observed at different educational levels.
- Targeted educational programs can improve breakfast quality and potentially academic outcomes.
