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The association of breakfast skipping and television viewing at breakfast with weight status among parents of 10-12-year-olds in eight European countries; the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) cross-sectional study.
Nataša JanLea MaesYannis ManiosElling BereAlain DösseggerIlse De BourdeaudhuijJohannes BrugFrøydis Nordgård VikHelga Birgit BjørnaråLuis A. Morenosubject
MaleParentsCross-sectional studyHealth BehaviorEthnic groupMedicine (miscellaneous)OverweightSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineEthnicityHumansObesityChildSocioeconomic statusReference groupBreakfastNutrition and Dieteticsbusiness.industrydigestive oral and skin physiologyBody WeightPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthfood and beveragesFeeding BehaviorOverweightmedicine.diseaseObesityEuropeCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleTelevisionmedicine.symptomUnderweightbusinessEnergy MetabolismBody mass indexDemographydescription
AbstractObjectiveThe main objective was to assess the relationship of breakfast skipping, television (TV) viewing at breakfast and breakfast without TV with weight status among parents of 10–12-year-olds in eight European countries.DesignA cross-sectional survey assessed breakfast eating and TV viewing at breakfast by three frequency questions and parents were categorized into: (i) breakfast skippers; (ii) breakfast with TV (TV watchers at breakfast); and (iii) breakfast without TV (breakfast eaters who do not watch TV during breakfast). Self-reported weight and height were used to categorize weight status as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted with weight status as the dependent variable and breakfast habits as predictors, adjusting for sex, ethnicity and level of education.SettingThe survey was conducted in 2010 in 199 primary schools across eight European countries participating in the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) cross-sectional study.SubjectsParents (n 6512) of 10–12-year-olds responded to the questionnaire.ResultsIn the total study sample, with breakfast without TV as the reference group and adjusting for sex, ethnicity and level of education, the OR of being respectively overweight or obese (compared with normal weight) was 1·2 (95 % CI 1·0, 1·4) or 1·8 (95 % CI 1·5, 2·3) for breakfast skippers. The OR of being respectively underweight or obese was 0·5 (95 % CI 0·2, 0·9) or 1·4 (95 % CI 1·1, 1·8) for breakfast with TV.ConclusionsBreakfast skippers were significantly more likely to be overweight and obese, and those eating breakfast while watching TV were significantly more likely to be obese and less likely to be underweight.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Public health nutrition |