Infrequent Breakfast Consumption Is Associated with Higher Body Adiposity and Abdominal Obesity in Malaysian School-Aged Adolescents
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...
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| 总结: | 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 selfadministered
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 x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Mean age of the participants was 15.361.9 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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