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Breakfast consumption and meal frequency interaction with childhood obesity
Author(s) -
Antonogeorgos G.,
Panagiotakos D. B.,
Papadimitriou A.,
Priftis K. N.,
Anthracopoulos M.,
Nicolaidou P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.226
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 2047-6310
pISSN - 2047-6302
DOI - 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2011.00006.x
Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , meal , obesity , confidence interval , childhood obesity , body mass index , odds ratio , logistic regression , cross sectional study , demography , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Summary Objectives Increased meal frequency and daily breakfast consumption have been inversely associated with childhood obesity. The purpose of the study was to examine the possible interaction effect between meal frequency and breakfast consumption on childhood obesity. Methods Seven hundred children (323 boys) aged 10–12 years were enrolled in this cross‐sectional study. Several lifestyle, dietary and physical activity characteristics were recorded with food frequency and physical activity questionnaires. Body height and weight were measured and body mass index was calculated in order to classify children as overweight or obese ( I nternational O besity T ask F orce classification). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used in order to evaluate the interaction between daily breakfast intake and more than three meals per day consumption with overweight or obesity. Reuslts Of the children, 27.6% and 9.0% were overweight and obese, respectively. Moreover, 60.2% consumed three or more meals per day and 62.7% consumed breakfast in a regular daily basis. Children who consumed more than three meals per day and also consumed breakfast daily, were two times less likely to be overweight or obese (adjusted odds ratio: 0.49, 95% confidence interval: 0.27–0.88). Conclusion A combined higher meal frequency and daily breakfast consumption dietary pattern may prevent overweight and obesity in children.