Skipping breakfast among Australian children and adolescents; findings from the 2011-12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey

• Main Authors: Kylie J. Smith (Author), Monique C. Breslin (Author), Sarah A. McNaughton (Author), Seana L. Gall (Author), Leigh Blizzard (Author), Alison J. Venn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Skipping breakfast has been linked with poor diet quality, higher BMI and adverse cardiometabolic outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of skipping breakfast among Australian children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 1,592 2-17‐year‐olds comple...