Effects of Additional Granola in Children's Breakfast on Nutritional Balance, Sleep and Defecation: An Open-Label Randomized Cross-Over Trial.

ABSTRACT: The contribution of breakfast to daily nutrient intake is low, particularly among children, at only about 20%, and it is difficult to determine whether children are receiving adequate nutrients at breakfast. Although alterations in breakfast content are considered to affect lifestyle habits such as sleep and defecation, there have been few intervention studies in children. The relationship between nutritional balance, dietary intake, and lifestyle habits in children remains unclear. We conducted an intervention study on elementary school children's breakfasts and observed the effects of improving the nutritional balance of breakfast on sleep parameters and defecation status. An intervention study was conducted with 26 elementary school students in Tokyo. The study design was an open-label

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10217378 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature