Skipping breakfast associated with socioeconomic and lifestyle factors in Brazilian adolescents

Abstract

The aim is to estimate the prevalence and evaluate the association of socioeconomic and lifestyle factors with skipping breakfast among Brazilian adolescent students. A cross-sectional study carried out with adolescent ninth-graders from Brazilian public and private schools participating in the 2015 National School Health Survey. The prevalence of skipping breakfast (less than five days/week) and its respective 95% confidence intervals were estimated and stratified by gender according to demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle factors, self-perceived body image, and attitudes towards weight. A three-block hierarchical Poisson regression, considering the complex sample design. The prevalence of skipping breakfast was 35.6%, higher among girls than boys. In both genders, skipping breakfast was positively associated with the highest socioeconomic level, morning school shift, paid work, regular consumption of alcoholic beverages, living only with the mother, the father or neither, the irregular consumption of school food and meals with parents, considering oneself too fat/fat and trying to lose weight. In general, skipping breakfast was associated with socioeconomic factors and lifestyle behaviors harmful to health among adolescent students.

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“…It is not statistically significant, which indicates that the place of residence (urban/ rural( has no relationship with dietary behavior through commitment to breakfast, number of main meals, commitment to meals, in addition to number of snacks, this study agreed with a study (32). The study authors mentioned that recently the Western diet and snacks prevailed more than the traditional diet (20), and that the individuals most affected by the Western system are the urban population and the upper social classes (21), and that food habits differ from one country to another and from one region to another and are subject to geographic aspects ( 5).…”

“…Fast food in restaurants is of higher quality than foods prepared at home compared to higher nutrition in foods prepared at home, as this was encouraged by competition in fast food restaurants, (19). Recently, the Western diet and snacks have prevailed more than the traditional diet, (20), and that the individuals most affected by the Western system are the urban population, and the upper social classes (21), and that the prevalence of snacks today contributes to nearly a third of the daily energy intake, because most snacks contain energy and lack essential nutrients, which have been associated with the risk of vascular disease, heart disease and obesity, as eating these snacks is affected by social and environmental habits. On both the individual and social levels (22).…”

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“…A previous study showed that the effect of income was closely related to food purchasing power. Such findings indicated that socioeconomic factors in the family significantly contributed to breakfast consumption 32 . Additionally, the type of work of parents can influence their ability to provide time and resources for their children's breakfast.…”

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