Breakfast and fast food consumption are associated with selected biomarkers in adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Skipping breakfast and consuming fast food are related to the risk of obesity and are common adolescent behaviors. The relationship between these behaviors and biomarkers related to diabetes and CVD is understudied in this population.

Methods

Data are from a study of the etiologic factors related to obesity risk in adolescents. Breakfast and fast food consumption were assessed using a self-report survey. Anthropometrics, fasting lipids, glucose, insulin, and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were assessed. Multivariate analyses were used to examine the relationship between dietary behaviors and selected biomarkers, controlling for calories consumed, body mass index (BMI), and demographic covariates.

Results

367 adolescents (11 to

SUBMITTER: Marlatt KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733061 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature