Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in Italy
Eating breakfast daily improves cognitive function, may contribute to learning and academic performance in children and can decrease the risk of childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to analyse how breakfast consumption changed in the period from 2008/9 to 2019 in Italy among children aged 8–...
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| author | Silvia Ciardullo Michele Antonio Salvatore Donatella Mandolini Angela Spinelli Mauro Bucciarelli Silvia Andreozzi Marta Buoncristiano Paola Nardone |
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| description | Eating breakfast daily improves cognitive function, may contribute to learning and academic performance in children and can decrease the risk of childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to analyse how breakfast consumption changed in the period from 2008/9 to 2019 in Italy among children aged 8–9 years old participating in the OKkio alla SALUTE surveys and to explore the associations with some socio-demographic and lifestyle factors. Information about children’s daily breakfast consumption (adequate, inadequate, and no breakfast) and the socio-demographic characteristics of the children and their mothers was collected through four questionnaires addressed to parents, children, teachers and head teachers. Data were analysed for the 272,781 children from 21 Italian regions from 2008/9 to 2019. The prevalence of adequate breakfast decreased from 60.7% in 2008/9 to 55.7% in 2019 and no breakfast from 10.9 to 8.7%; conversely, inadequate breakfast increased from 28.4 to 35.6%. Logistic regression models showed that the occurrence of inadequate or no breakfast consumption was significantly higher among girls, children living in the southern regions and children with less educated mothers. These findings highlight the need for effective interventions to increase daily breakfast consumption and its adequacy among children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3f404b770cb476dbbf3986f96c8a4622023-11-10T15:09:51ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-10-011521463210.3390/nu15214632Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in ItalySilvia Ciardullo0Michele Antonio Salvatore1Donatella Mandolini2Angela Spinelli3Mauro Bucciarelli4Silvia Andreozzi5Marta Buoncristiano6Paola Nardone7National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy“OKkio alla SALUTE” Technical Committee, 00161 Rome, ItalyNational Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, ItalyEating breakfast daily improves cognitive function, may contribute to learning and academic performance in children and can decrease the risk of childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to analyse how breakfast consumption changed in the period from 2008/9 to 2019 in Italy among children aged 8–9 years old participating in the OKkio alla SALUTE surveys and to explore the associations with some socio-demographic and lifestyle factors. Information about children’s daily breakfast consumption (adequate, inadequate, and no breakfast) and the socio-demographic characteristics of the children and their mothers was collected through four questionnaires addressed to parents, children, teachers and head teachers. Data were analysed for the 272,781 children from 21 Italian regions from 2008/9 to 2019. The prevalence of adequate breakfast decreased from 60.7% in 2008/9 to 55.7% in 2019 and no breakfast from 10.9 to 8.7%; conversely, inadequate breakfast increased from 28.4 to 35.6%. Logistic regression models showed that the occurrence of inadequate or no breakfast consumption was significantly higher among girls, children living in the southern regions and children with less educated mothers. These findings highlight the need for effective interventions to increase daily breakfast consumption and its adequacy among children.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/21/4632childrenbreakfasttrend |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Ciardullo Michele Antonio Salvatore Donatella Mandolini Angela Spinelli Mauro Bucciarelli Silvia Andreozzi Marta Buoncristiano Paola Nardone Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in Italy Nutrients children breakfast trend |
| title | Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in Italy |
| title_full | Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in Italy |
| title_fullStr | Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in Italy |
| title_short | Trend in Breakfast Consumption among Primary School Children in Italy |
| title_sort | trend in breakfast consumption among primary school children in italy |
| topic | children breakfast trend |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/21/4632 |
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