Skipping breakfast among 8-9 year old children is associated with teacher-reported but not objectively measured academic performance two years later.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Skipping breakfast, habitually and when experimentally manipulated, has been linked in the short-term to poorer academic performance in children. Little is known about the longer-term effects. This study examined whether skipping breakfast at aged 8-9 years predicted poorer academic performance and classroom behavior 2 years later.

Methods

The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) collected data during 2008 (aged 8-9 years) and 2010 (aged 10-11 years). Breakfast consumption was reported by a parent/caregiver on three occasions within 4 weeks during 2008: by face-to-face interview and two subsequent questionnaires. Children who skipped breakfast on at least one of the 3 days were classified as breakfast skippers. During 2010, the child's teacher assessed

SUBMITTER: Smith KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050735 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature