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Prevalence of breakfast skipping among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study

Interventions to promote breakfast consumption are a popular strategy to address early life inequalities. It is important to understand the epidemiology of children and adolescents who skip breakfast so that interventions and policy can be appropriately considered.

Citation:
Sincovich A, Moller H, Smithers L, Brushe M, Lassi ZS, Brinkman SA, Gregory T. Prevalence of breakfast skipping among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study. BMC Pediatrics. 2022;22(1).

Keywords:
Breakfast consumption; Breakfast skipping; Children and adolescents; School breakfast program; Wellbeing and engagement collection; cross-sectional study; feeding behavior

Abstract:
Interventions to promote breakfast consumption are a popular strategy to address early life inequalities. It is important to understand the epidemiology of children and adolescents who skip breakfast so that interventions and policy can be appropriately considered.