Breakfast Habits and Its Relationship to Body Mass Index, Cognitive Function among Final Year Medical Students

Liyanage, Guwani; Hd, Siriwardana; Ca, Wettasinghe; Mkhn, Kumarasiri; Tki, Niwanthika

doi:10.4172/2329-9126.1000311

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“…Young university students skip breakfast most commonly in their university life. The high prevalence (63.3%, 95% CI: 56.2-70.4%) of skipping breakfast in our study gets support from studies in Sri Lanka (55.4%), 20 Malaysia 56.1%, 19 while a relatively lower prevalence was found in China (28.9%), 22 and in Karachi (18.6%). 24 As we look at the western countries we find a 20% prevalence of breakfast skipping among medical students from United States, 10% from France and 27% from Australia.…”

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“…17,18 In addition, some countries reported of higher (30-75%) prevalence of skipping breakfast. 12,[19][20][21][22] Young adults between the age of 18-25 years are often the neglected group in any health awareness program compared to other age group of people. These young adults' dietary habits are influenced while they leave home and adjust to independent living in higher education life.…”

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Factors Associated with Breakfast Skipping among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Selected Medical College in Bangladesh

Debnath

Billah

Karmakar

et al. 2023

Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull

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Background: Breakfast is a commonly skipped meal especially for young adult during their university study period. Objective: This study aimed to determine the factors related to skipping breakfast among medical students in this study. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the 4th year medical students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barishal in January 2022 using a self-administered questionnaire recording the demography, breakfast consumption habits, and other factors like physical condition, appetite, sleep quality, social relation with others and learning. Results: A good proportion of the students (63.3%, 95% CI: 56.18-70.38%) skip breakfast. Waking up late (OR-11), sleeping late (OR-7), and staying in hostels (OR- 8) were the important factors significantly associated (p<0.05) with breakfast skipping. Conclusions: Breakfast skipping behavior is high among undergraduate medical students. The students should be encouraged to eat regular breakfast through health promotion campaigns. Bangladesh Medical Res Counc Bull 2023; 49(1): 39-46

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confidence: 99%

Factors Associated with Breakfast Skipping among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Selected Medical College in Bangladesh

Debnath

Billah

Karmakar

et al. 2023

Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull

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“…Similar results have also been reported by multiple studies like Garg et al, Liyanage et al, and Egyptian study. 18,19,20 Oversleeping or late sleeping or disturbed sleep were associated with lack of time or shortage of time in the morning. It is associated with poor sleep pattern or deprivation of sleep, and that leads to increased development of poor appetite in the morning or associated with a decreased sense of hunger in the morning, so the circadian system regulates appetite and hunger or appetite-regulating system by the change in the concentration of leptin and ghrelin hormones in the human body with altered level of attention and learning.…”

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Breakfast practices and factors associated with skipping of breakfast in medical students

Abro¹,

Saleem²,

Lashari³

et al. 2021

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Objectives: To find out the breakfast practices and factors associated with skipping breakfast in medical students of Karachi.Material and Methods: This is is a Descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted in public sector medical institutes of Karachi from 1st January to 31st March 2019. 382 medical students were enrolled after taking informed consent. Data were collected from included students of this study, who had an age of 18 to 24 years, and all other students having a history of lactose intolerance, anorexia nervosa, and food allergies were excluded from the study. Breakfast outcome (practices and skip or omit of breakfast) data were collected by self-made structured questionnaire and anthropometric data (height, weight) were recorded. Body mass index was calculated as weight (Kg)/height (m)2. Collected data were analyzed by using the Statistical Package for social sciences version 22.Results: The mean age and mean Body mass index of students were 20.83±1.54 and 15.53±3.5 respectively. The study outcomes on breakfast practices, among participants, showed 81.4% were taken breakfast, breakfast skippers were 18.6%, gender-based comparison between breakfast-skippers males (14.1%): females (85.9%) were respectively and shortage of time is the main factor (56.3%) associated with breakfast skipping in students. There is no significant (p>0.05) association between Gender-based comparison between factors associated with breakfast skipping.Conclusion: The breakfast skippers were 18.6%, and among the main factors associated with skipping of breakfast was a shortage of time (56.3%).

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“…6,7 The breakfast containing the high concentration of cereal based meals will provide vitamins and an essential minerals and exerts effects as a lipid lowering agent. 8 It depends on the education level or literacy of parents or family members too. 3 The students' behavior and attitude towards unhealthy dietary habits or consumption of high energy dense nutrients (junk foods or high caloric snacks or fast foods or use of beverages), decrease intake of fresh fruits or fresh juices and habit of skipping breakfast.…”

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Association of body mass index with breakfast in medical student.

Abro

Saleem

Noor

et al. 2021

TPMJ

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Objective: To find out the association body mass index (BMI) with breakfast in medical student of Karachi. Study Design: Descriptive Cross-sectional study. Setting: Public Sector Medical Institutes of Karachi. Periods: 1st January to 31st March 2019. Material & Methods: 382 medical students were enrolled after taking informed consent. Data was collected from included students of this study, having age of 18 to 24 years and all medical students having history of lactose intolerance, anorexia nervosa, and food allergies were excluded from study. Data was collected by self made structured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were collected. Body mass index was calculated as weight (Kg)/height (m)2. Collected data was analyzed by using Statistical package for social sciences version 22. Results: The mean age and mean Body mass index of studied samples were 20.83±1.54, and 15.53±3.5 respectively. Most of the participants were females and they belong to underweight category (BMI ≤ 18.5) of body mass index. The participants did breakfast were 81.4% and omit or skip breakfast was 18.6%. The habit of breakfast skippers was mostly in females (85.9%) and in males was 14.1%. The Body mass index (BMI) had as statistically significant (p<0.05) association with breakfast. Conclusion: The majority of medical students were females and habit of skipping breakfast most common in them, so body mass index were <18.5 kg/m2 in them and the Body mass index had as statistically significant (p<0.05) association with breakfast.

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Breakfast Habits and Its Relationship to Body Mass Index, Cognitive Function among Final Year Medical Students

Cited by 6 publications

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Factors Associated with Breakfast Skipping among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Selected Medical College in Bangladesh

Factors Associated with Breakfast Skipping among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Selected Medical College in Bangladesh

Breakfast practices and factors associated with skipping of breakfast in medical students

Association of body mass index with breakfast in medical student.

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