Breakfast patterns and their association with body mass index in Brazilian adults

• Main Authors: Valéria Troncoso Baltar (Author), Diana Barbosa Cunha (Author), Roberta de Oliveira Santos (Author), Dirce Maria Marchioni (Author), Rosely Sichieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective was to investigate the relationships between body mass index (BMI), skipping breakfast, and breakfast patterns in Brazilian adults. We analyzed data of 21,003 individuals aged between 20 to 59 from the Brazilian National Dietary Survey 2008-2009. Breakfast was defined as the eating occ...