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1. Breakfast Is Brain Food? The Effect on Grade Point Average of a Rural Group Randomized Program to Promote School Breakfast.

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Hearst, Mary O., Jimbo‐Llapa, Fanny, Grannon, Katherine, Wang, Qi, Nanney, Marilyn S., and Caspi, Caitlin E.

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*ACADEMIC achievement, *BRAIN, *BREAKFASTS, *FOOD relief, *HEALTH promotion, *HIGH school students, *HIGH schools, *RESEARCH funding, *RURAL conditions, *STATISTICAL sampling, *SCHOOL health services, *T-test (Statistics), *FUNCTIONAL foods, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, *STRUCTURAL equation modeling, *RANDOMIZED controlled trials, *CONTINUING education units, *EVALUATION of human services programs, *DATA analysis software, *NUTRITION services
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BACKGROUND: Adolescents frequently miss breakfast which may impact cognitive, academic, and health outcomes. This analysis describes the effect of a trial to assess school level changes to increase breakfast consumption on grade point average (GPA). METHODS: Sixteen rural Minnesota high schools were randomized to a policy and environmental change intervention or delayed intervention (control) group. Baseline screening identified, randomly selected and enrolled 9th and 10th grade students who eat breakfast ≤3 times per school week for assessment. Mean unweighted GPA was provided by 13 schools for 636 students. Student‐level and administrative data were used for sociodemographic and free or reduced‐price meals (FRPM). Linear mixed models and latent class analysis (LCA) were used to assess change in GPA. RESULTS: Students were 54% female, 76% white, and 34% received FRPM. Unweighted cumulative GPA mean = 2.82 (0.78) at baseline. There was no significant intervention effect on GPA postintervention or 1‐year follow‐up. LCA revealed two classes: "higher" (N = 495) and "lower" (N = 141) resource. There was an intervention effect among low‐resource students from baseline to 1‐year post only among the control condition (delayed intervention). CONCLUSIONS: In combination with the full study results, increasing breakfast consumption may have an impact particularly for low resource students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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2. Examining Predictors of Breakfast Skipping and Breakfast Program Use Among Secondary School Students in the COMPASS Study

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Scott T. Leatherdale, Katelyn Godin, and Karen A. Patte

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Male, 0301 basic medicine, Gerontology, Canada, Adolescent, education, Breakfast eating, Transportation, Predictor variables, Social Environment, Education, 03 medical and health sciences, School bus, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Students, Eating habits, Breakfast, Schools, 030109 nutrition & dietetics, 4. Education, Body Weight, digestive, oral, and skin physiology, Food Services, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Bullying, food and beverages, Risk behavior, Breakfast skipping, School Breakfast Program, Feeding Behavior, 16. Peace & justice, Philosophy, Logistic Models, Socioeconomic Factors, Learner engagement, Female, Psychology
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BACKGROUND Many Canadian schools offer breakfast programs; however, students' engagement in these programs is low, while breakfast skipping is highly prevalent among youth. This study examined whether the availability of breakfast programs supports adolescents' regular breakfast eating, and identified characteristics of breakfast skippers who are not using these programs. METHODS Data from 30,771 secondary school students from Ontario and Alberta, Canada, participating in Year 3 (2014-2015) of the COMPASS study were used for descriptive and logistic regression analyses. Participants were categorized by self-reported breakfast eating and school breakfast program use. RESULTS Sixteen percent of participants reported using school breakfast programs. Breakfast skipping was highly prevalent among participants, regardless of their breakfast program use. Characteristics significantly associated with program use included traveling to school via public transit or a school bus, being a bullying victim, and having a high school connectedness score. A desire to lose weight and non-involvement in school sports were significantly associated with being a "breakfast skipper/nonprogram user." CONCLUSIONS School breakfast programs do not consistently support regular breakfast eating, even among adolescents actively engaged in these programs. Future research should identify and evaluate practices to bolster participation in breakfast programs and promote regular breakfast eating among adolescents.

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2018
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3. Children’s Perceptions of Parental Attitude Affecting Breakfast Skipping in Primary Sixth-Grade Students.

Author

Cheng, Tereza S. Y., Tse, Lap Ah, Tak-Sun Yu, Ignatius, and Griffiths, Sian

Subjects
*SCHOOL food, *FOOD habits, *HEALTH of school children, *HEALTH behavior in children, *HEALTH behavior in adolescence, *HEALTH attitudes
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Background: Breakfast skipping is an international public health concern. This study investigated the prevalence of breakfast skipping among primary sixth-grade students in Hong Kong and the impact of students’ perceptions of parental attitudes on breakfast skipping. Methods: A total of 426 students aged 10-14 years in 4 local schools participated in this cross-sectional study and completed a questionnaire adapted from an earlier study in Queensland. Breakfast skipping was defined as having missed any food or beverage (except water) between waking and the commencement of morning school classes at least 1 school day during the past week. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the potential risk factors of breakfast skipping. Results: Of the 426 students, 130 (30.5%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 26.1-34.9) reported skipping breakfast for at least 1 day in a school week. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that breakfast skipping was associated with lack of perceived parental emphasis on breakfast (odds ratio [OR] = 3.67, 95% CI: 1.75-7.68) and not believing that breakfast consumption could help concentration in class (OR = 3.82, 95% CI: 1.86-7.87). Conclusions: This study suggested that breakfast consumption habits could stem from the students’ beliefs and perceptions. Thus, working with students, parents, and schools to build up positive knowledge and beliefs about breakfast consumption might be useful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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4. School Breakfast-Club Program Changes and Youth Eating Breakfast During the School Week in the COMPASS Study

Author

Scott T. Leatherdale, Jennifer M. Stefanczyk, and Sharon I. Kirkpatrick

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Male, 0301 basic medicine, Program evaluation, Gerontology, Canada, Adolescent, Longitudinal data, Education, 03 medical and health sciences, Intervention (counseling), Pedagogy, Humans, Medicine, Longitudinal Studies, Eating breakfast, Breakfast, Schools, 030109 nutrition & dietetics, business.industry, 4. Education, Behavior change, Food Services, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Breakfast skipping, School Breakfast Program, Philosophy, Female, Club, business
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BACKGROUND Despite the importance of breakfast consumption, breakfast skipping is common among Canadian youth. This study examines how changes to school-based breakfast programs are associated with breakfast-skipping behavior. METHODS Using school-level longitudinal data from Year 1 (Y1: 2012-2013) and Year 2 (Y2: 2013-2014) of the COMPASS study, quasi-experimental methods evaluated the impact over time that changes to school-based breakfast programs had on breakfast skipping or participating in school-based breakfast program. RESULTS Between Y1 and Y2, the school-level prevalence of breakfast skipping (54.5%-54.9%) and breakfast program participation (12.3%-13.6%) increased. Of the 43 participating schools, 5 implemented a new school breakfast program. Among the intervention schools, 1 school (School 4) observed a significant, and 1 school (School 3) observed a significant increase in the school-level prevalence of skipping breakfast; there was no significant change in the other 3 intervention schools. CONCLUSIONS Despite the availability of free school breakfast programs, the majority of youth skipped breakfast at least once a school week. Owing to the variation in the types of programs implemented, additional evaluation evidence is necessary to determine which students benefited the most from these programs.

Published
2016
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