Abstract
This study examined the relationship of breakfast and RTE cereal (RTEC) consumption on body weight status in US children and adolescents. Dietary records (24 hour recall) and body weight measures were gathered from interviews with 3964 children aged 4–13 y and 2720 adolescents aged 14–18 y in the NHANES, 1999–2002. RTEC consumers showed significantly lower BMI and waist circumference (WC) than breakfast skippers (RTEC consumers vs. breakfast skippers: BMI, 19.1±0.19 vs. 22.5±0.28, p<0.01; WC, 66.9±0.52cm vs. 77.5±0.83cm, p<0.01). RTEC consumption was associated with lower z scores for BMI (0.35 ±0.06 vs. 0.59±0.06, p<0.01) and weight (0.39± 0.05 vs. 0.61± 0.06, p<0.01) as compared to breakfast skipping. RTEC breakfast consumers showed consistently lower body weight measures than other breakfast food eaters (BMI, 19.1±0.19 vs. 20.1± 0.11, p<0.01; WC, 66.9±0.52 vs. 69.6± 0.31, p<0.01). RTEC consumers also showed the highest daily intakes of fiber and the lowest energy intakes from fat. The data indicated that RTEC consumption may be an important component of maintaining a healthy weight in children and adolescents.
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