Breakfast consumption and its socio-demographic and lifestyle correlates in schoolchildren in 41 countries participating in the HBSC study

Carine Vereecken (), Marie Dupuy, Mette Rasmussen, Colette Kelly, Tonja Nansel, Haleama Al Sabbah, Daniela Baldassari, Marina Jordan, Lea Maes, Birgit Niclasen and Namanjeet Ahluwalia

International Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 54, issue 2, 180-190

Abstract: Breakfast skipping deserves attention in preventive programs. It is common among adolescents, especially girls, older adolescents and those from disadvantaged families. The results indicate that DBC can serve as an indicator to identify children at risk for unhealthy lifestyle behaviours. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2009

Keywords: Breakfast; Schoolchildren; Adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-5409-5

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