Eat Breakfast Research Articles

Breakfast patterns and weight status among adolescents: a study on the Brazilian National Dietary Survey 2008-2009.

Examining the composition of breakfast concerning weight status is essential for evaluating adolescent health and understanding this gap. This study aimed to identify breakfast patterns and investigate the relationship with weight status among Brazilian adolescents. We used a subsample of 7425 adolescents aged 10-19 years from the 2008-2009 Brazilian Household Budget Survey. Breakfast eaters were those with intake of at least 50 kcal (209·2 kJ) between 05.00 and 10.00 hours. Breakfast dietary patterns were derived by principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation. We performed logistic regression analyses between breakfast patterns and weight status, considering the complexity of the survey sample design. Three breakfast patterns were identified explaining 44·8 % of data variability: (1) the Cereal, protein, fruit beverages and Northern/Northeastern pattern, characterised by high consumption of cookies, meats, dairy products, preparations with maize, eggs, fruit juices/fruit drinks/soya-based drinks, tubers/roots/potatoes and cereals, and negative adherence to cold cut meat and savoury snacks/crackers; (2) the Protein-based pattern, characterised by positive loadings for cold cut meat, milk and cheese, and negative for cookies, fruit juices/fruit drinks/soya-based drinks, tubers/roots/potatoes and cereals; and (3) the Mixed pattern, with positive loadings for cakes, coffee/tea, bread, fruit juices/fruit drinks/soya-based drinks, chocolate/desserts and savoury snacks/crackers. No association was found between skipping and weight status. Overweight adolescents had lower adherence to the Cereal, protein, fruit beverages and Northern/Northeastern pattern (OR = 0·67; 95 % CI 0·47, 0·96). This is the first study to address dietary patterns at the meal level with adolescent population-based data, which requires further investigation.

Product Development using SWOT Analysis

The objective of this research is to give recommendation for a bakery chain operator called Greggs in terms of improving their breakfast menu selection to generate more sales. The research method uses SWOT analysis to produce a strategic development plan. Greggs is one of the largest United Kingdom bakery stores and performs well in generating revenue as the turnover. The uncertainty of Brexit, the minimum wage set by the government, the highest proportion of people who usually eat breakfast on the go, development of a mobile app, breakfast preference to a healthier fresh meal and reduce sugar consumption, competitor, extreme winter weather, and the government policy have an impact on Gregg revenue. Based on the SWOT analysis result it can be concluded that Gregg needs to utilize the position as the market leader to promote the benefit of high-quality healthy food, use the revenue to start on research for healthy products innovation, use the healthy breakfast trend to introduce vegan breakfast menu, add more drink option for the breakfast deal to make it more convenient for people to commute, keep focusing on the quality and taste development with a competitive price, add more menu that correspondent with consumer demand, and try to efficiently spend the revenue based on priority to cut operating cost.

Dietary Patterns and Weight Status of Primary School Children in Serbia.

The purpose of the present cross-sectional study was to examine dietary patterns and the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among Serbian children. Furthermore, the study analyzed the association between dietary patterns and weight status. A nationally representative sample of 6–9-year-old children (n = 3,067) was evaluated as part of the Fifth Round World Health Organization European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative. The children's height and weight were measured by trained field examiners, while their parents or guardians filled paper versions of the food frequency questionnaire to collect information related to the child's breakfast habits and food and beverage intake. According to the International Obesity Task Force cut-off points, the overall prevalence of overweight (including obesity) and underweight were 28.9 and 8.1%, respectively. The majority of parents reported that their children (84.5%) had breakfast every day, while only 39.5 and 37% of children had daily fruit and vegetable consumption, respectively. The children who do not eat breakfast every day are more likely to be obese (OR = 1.50), while a higher intake frequency of nutrient-poor beverages such as soft drinks increases the risk of being not only overweight (OR = 1.32) but also underweight (OR = 1.39). Regular monitoring and understanding of dietary patterns and weight status is crucial to inform, design, and implement strategies to reduce national and global diet and obesity-related diseases. Urgent actions need to be taken from public policymakers to stop and reverse the increasing trend of overweight (including obesity) among Serbian children.

OBESITY AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PORT SAID GOVERNORATE ; PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

Background: The prevalence of primary school children obesity is rising at an alarming rate world wide children obesity have been observed in developed countries, however, its prevalence is increasing in developing countries as well. Aim :this study aimed To assess the obesity among primary school children through prevalence and associated factors. Subjects and method: Design : A descriptive cross-section research design the study. Setting : This study was carried out in five governmental primary schools in Port Said city region. subjects : A Cluster Sample was selected randomly it compromised of 697 students. Tool : Two tools were utilized to collect necessary data in this study. Tool one Interviewing questionnaire sheet was used to collect data about socio demographic character and life styles of children. Tool two body mass index. Results : The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 20.6%. revealed that the most independent significant predictors of overweight/obesity are, income enough 45.3% more than three quarter were eating during TV watch or computer use,33.3% were fast food ,50.7 % eating before bed and 68.8 % were no eating vegetables regularly, In addition, 41% no eating breakfast. Conclusion: This are a high significant relation between normal weight and over weight and obesity with eating habit and also eating out side the home and taking snakes. Recommendations: Educational efforts and reinforcement must be continuous to meet the needs of the parent and their children among primary schools

A service evaluation of the healthy lifestyle groups in a female medium secure unit- what do our patients know about nutrition?

AimsTo assess whether patients have a good knowledge of basic nutrition compared to a group of staff. We hypothesise that the patient's knowledge will show deficits compared to the staff despite the group interventions.BackgroundThe Royal College of Psychiatrist's core standards for inpatient physical health outlines that patients should be engaged in healthy lifestyle groups. The women's secure service at Ardenleigh has developed healthy lifestyles groups to promote a better understanding of nutrition.MethodAn adapted University College London general knowledge nutrition questionnaire was used to investigate nutritional knowledge.All 22 inpatients and a random selection of staff were offered the chance to complete the questionnaire. As the groups run on a regular basis, it was presumed all patients had attended at least one group session. The staff are the comparator group.18 staff responses and 12 inpatient responses were obtained (54.5% response rate for inpatients).ResultNo participant in either group scored 100%. Both groups had a good awareness of what foods they should be eating more and less of. 83.3% of patients were aware that they should be eating breakfast everyday as opposed to 100% of staff.Poor areas of knowledge included knowledge of the number of oily fish servings per week. Staff and patients also performed poorly when estimating their recommended daily salt intake. 1/3 of patients were unable to provide an example of a serving of fruit and vegetables.The knowledge of the structure of the Eat-Well plate was poor in both groups. Only 16% of patients and 22% of staff were aware that starchy foods should make up 1/3 of the Eat-well plate. Knowledge of protein sources was poor. 25% of patients and 16.6% of staff thought that fruit and butter were good sources of proteinFurthermore, only 50% of patients were able to choose the healthiest evening meal choice from a list of 3 options compared to 100% of staff.ConclusionIn conclusion staff had better knowledge of nutrition than patients but knowledge was poor in areas amongst both groups. We conclude that groups should have more focus around practical applications of nutritional knowledge to everyday life.

Association between Health Practice and Food Stockpiling for Disaster.

In this study investigated the association between health practices and food stockpiling for disasters in predicted areas with a high risk of food shortage due to the Nankai Trough earthquake. A survey was conducted during 18–20 December 2019 using a self-administered web-based questionnaire. In total, 1200 individuals registered with an online survey company participated in the study. The association between health practices and food stockpiling status was analyzed (n = 998). 59.1% of participants had a poor Breslow’s seven health practice scores (BHPS), 32.9% had a moderate score, and 8.0% had a good score. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that higher BHPS had a significantly higher prevalence of food stockpiling. Additionally, the interrupted group had the highest percentage of participants with low BHPS. Lower BHPS was significantly associated with interrupted stockpiled in the adjusted models. Among the seven health practices, the odds ratio of the “eating breakfast” practice was high. There was a significant positive association between higher health practice scores and food stockpiling for disasters in areas with a high risk of food shortage due to the predicted earthquake. Particularly, it was clarified that individuals who had fewer good health practices were associated with ending up interrupting food stockpiling.

Influence of Having Breakfast on Happiness and Attention-Concentration among High School Students

Background: Healthful nutrition has a positive connection with both physical and mental health. Breakfast is often considered as the most important meal of the day. Despite the benefits, skipping the morning meal is highly prevalent among adolescents. Healthy eating has an effect on happiness and concentration but a firm connection has not been established. Breakfast skipping can be a factor and a gap in the literature exists in this regard. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between eating breakfast, happiness and attention concentration among high school students.
 Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, a convenient sampling strategy was used to select the students from an International school located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 29-item Oxford Happiness Questionnaire along with demographic variables was employed as research instrument. Chi-square test, student t-test and ANOVA were used to compare different categorical variables.
 Results: The overall Happiness mean score was 3.621 ± 0.6637. Students who were regular at having breakfast every day had higher happiness mean scores. Overall, 40% of the participants reported to have decreased concentration/attentiveness during the first 4 lectures at school. Majority (55%) of the breakfast skippers were distracted in the lessons. A regular breakfast eating habit was found to be significantly associated with happiness (p=0.04) and concentration during lectures (p=0.04) respectively. Majority of the students had insufficient physical activity (72%) and had experienced stress (88%) in the last six months respectively. The prevalence of being overweight/ obese among breakfast skippers was higher (39%) than was in breakfast consumers (26%).
 Conclusion: Eating breakfast was associated with higher happiness scores and better concentration among high school students. An alarmingly high prevalence of stress among students is a cause of concern. Schools should start breakfast eating programs and promote physical activity to reduce stress. Future studies are needed to explore the factors associated with stress.

Cost-effective Analyses of an Urban Public School District's Classroom Breakfast Program.

We assessed the cost-effectiveness and student outcomes related to providing breakfast in the classroom (BIC) setting versus breakfast in the traditional school cafeteria (Cafe). The sample included 2906 African American and Hispanic students attending urban elementary and middle schools in a city in the Northeastern United States. Teachers and other school personnel completed interviews. Teachers completed an online survey. School absences were lower for students in the BIC program than in the Cafe program. The school suspension rate was lower for the BIC students than the Cafe students. A larger percentage of BIC students (80%) ate breakfast than Cafe students (30%). The BIC program was more cost-effective than the Cafe program. Our findings demonstrate that low-income students in the BIC program showed improved attendance and increased breakfast consumption. Students who consume a healthy in-class breakfast may develop better eating habits and academic performance.

중학생의 아침식사에 영향을 미치는 요인 분석

This study examined the relationship between meals the previous day and breakfast the next day to identify the factors affecting the breakfast intake of adolescents. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 271 middle school students in Busan in November 2019. The subjects were 58 (23.7%) male and 187 (76.3%) female students. The questionnaire showed that 47.3% of the participants ate afternoon snacks, and 34.3% ate late-night snacks after dinner. Approximately 90.2% of the participants ate dinner, and 62.4% ate breakfast. The main reasons for skipping breakfast were ‘no time’ (47.8%) and ‘no appetite’ (18.4%). The subjects were divided into two groups to determine the factors affecting breakfast: breakfast intake group and non-intake group. As a result, there was no relationship between the previous day’s dinner and late-night snacks. On the other hand, the breakfast intake group considered breakfast to be more important than the non-intake group (p＜0.01). The breakfast intake group had a faster dinner time on the previous day (p＜0.05) and went to bed earlier than the non-intake group (p＜0.01), and the wake-up time of the next day was also faster (p＜0.01).

Breakfast Eating Habits and Lifestyle Behaviors among Saudi Primary School Children Attending Public Versus Private Schools.

We investigated breakfast eating habits and lifestyle behaviors among Saudi school children attending public versus private schools. A random sample of 1149 children (girls: 54.4%) from public and private schools was selected from elementary schools using the multistage stratified cluster method. Measurements included body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and self-reported questionnaires filled by the child’s parents. There was no significant (p = 0.44) difference in the prevalence of breakfast intake between children attending public (20.6%) versus private (19.4%) schools. However, there was a gender by school type interactions in breakfast intake frequency, as boys in private but not in public schools had significantly (p = 0.006) higher (26.3%) daily breakfast intake than girls (13.3%). Over 56% of the children ate and drank from the school canteen, and impacting factors on children’s choices were children’s desire, food taste, and parental influence. More parents of children in private (12.1%) than in public (6.9%) schools were satisfied with the food in the school canteen. Younger age (aOR = 0.889, 95% CI = 0.815–0.970, p = 0.008), higher father education (aOR = 1.380, 95% CI = 1.130–1.686, p = 0.002), family income (aOR = 1.227, 95% CI = 1.005–1.498, p = 0.044), and insufficient sleep duration (aOR = 0.740, 95% CI = 0.553–0.990, p = 0.042) were significantly associated with being in a private school. Furthermore, no significant differences, when adjusted for socio-demographic factors, appeared in breakfast intake or overweight/obesity relative to school type. Interventions to improve daily breakfast consumption and lifestyle behaviors of Saudi children are warranted.

A systematic review of interventions to increase breakfast consumption: a socio-cognitive perspective.

Regular breakfast skipping is related to unhealthy dietary behaviours, such as consuming an overall poorer quality diet and lower rates of physical activity, both of which are linked to a higher BMI. Adolescent breakfast skippers struggle with mental focus, sleep issues and lower grades. Solutions that can be implemented to overcome breakfast skipping are needed. A systematic literature review was undertaken to identify programmes that aimed to increase breakfast eating. Following the PRISMA framework, studies were sourced to examine details of behaviour change, evidence of theory use and other important programme learnings and outcomes. Breakfast consumption empirical studies published from 2000 onwards. Nineteen empirical studies that aimed to improve breakfast eating behaviour. Out of the nineteen studies examined, ten studies reported an increase in breakfast consumption frequency for the entire study group or subgroups. Seven studies found no change, one was inconclusive and one observed a decrease in breakfast frequency. Positive changes to the dietary quality of breakfast were observed in five of the studies that did not observe increased frequency of breakfast consumption. Only six studies reported using theory in the intervention. This evidence review points needed to extend theory application to establish a reliable evidence base that can be followed by practitioners seeking to increase breakfast eating rates in their target population.

Association between breakfast skipping and metabolic outcomes by sex, age, and work status stratification

BackgroundThe association between breakfast skipping and abnormal metabolic outcomes remains controversial. A comprehensive study with various stratified data is required.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between abnormal metabolic outcomes and breakfast skipping by sex, age, and work status stratification.MethodsWe used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 2013 to 2018. A total of 21,193 (9022 men and 12,171 women) participants were included in the final analysis. The risk of metabolic outcomes linked to breakfast skipping was estimated using the negative binomial regression analysis by sex, work status, and age stratification.ResultsA total of 11,952 (56.4%) participants consumed breakfast regularly. The prevalence of abnormal metabolic outcomes was higher among those with irregular breakfast consumption habits. Among young male workers, negative binomial regression analysis showed that irregular breakfast eaters had a higher risk of abnormal metabolic outcomes, after adjusting for covariates (odds ratio, 1.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.03–1.27).ConclusionsThe risk of abnormal metabolic outcomes was significant in young men in the working population. Further studies are required to understand the association of specific working conditions (working hours or shift work) with breakfast intake status and the risk of metabolic diseases.

Breakfast consumption-related perceived behaviour control and subjective norms among girl adolescents: Applying an indirect measurement.

BACKGROUND:Healthy nutrition in childhood and adolescence is important for growth and development. Breakfast is the most important meal during a day, and many studies have linked eating breakfast to good health. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the subjective norms and perceived behavioural control of Iranian teenage girls about breakfast consumption and its related factors in 2018.MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this descriptive-analytical study, 320 female students were enrolled using a multistage sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire, the validity and reliability of which were evaluated. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS16 software and ANOVA and t independent tests.RESULTS:There was a significant relationship between students’ sleep duration and the people with whom they eat breakfast with the Motivation to Comply (P = 0.009), (P = 0.001) and subjective norms (P = 0.004), (P = 0.001) as well as between the people with whom they eat breakfast and normative beliefs (P = 0.05). There was a significant relationship between father's job and control beliefs (P = 0.03) and perceived behavioural control (P = 0.04), between household size with perceived behavioural control (P = 0.05), between sleep duration and perceived power (P < 0.001), and perceived behavioural control (P = 0.03), between the people with whom they eat breakfast with control beliefs (P < 0.001), perceived power (P < 0.001), and perceived behavioural control (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION:Considering the importance of sleep duration for adolescent girls as well as eating breakfast with other family members, health policymakers are recommended to pay special attention to these two factors while designing educational interventions.

Relationship between breakfast eating frequency and health-risk behavior of high school students in Chongqing

Objective To investigate the relationship between breakfast eating frequency and health-risk behavior of high school students in Chongqing, and provide a reference for conducting students to get a good habit of eating breakfast everyday. Methods A total of 3 283 high school students in Chongqing were selected to participate in a questionnarie by using convenience sampling method. Logistic regression analysis were condueted to analyze the influences made by the unhealty eating behaviors on eating frequency of breakfast. Results There were 2 064(69.2%) students eating breakfast everyday, 1 219(37.1%) students having no breakfast or eating breakfast sometimes. There were significant differences between different gender, grade, native place, drinking energy drink, smoking, drinking alcohol, gambling, internet addiction students’ rate of unhealthy breakfast eating frequency (χ 2 = 6.80, 53.97, 8.10, 23.79, 7.89, 16.31, 3.93, 17.96, P <0.05), the males’ (36.1%) was beyond the females’ (33.3%), the energy drink drinkers’ (41.2%) was beyond the non-drinkers’ (31.7%), the smokers’ (40.9%) was beyond the non-smokers’ (34.4%), the alcohol drinkers’ (40.3%) was beyond the non-drinkers’ (33. 3%), the gamblers’ (39. 7%) was beyond the non-gamblers’ (34.3%), those having internet addictions’ (40.0%) was beyond those having no addictions’ (33.0%). Drinking energy drink ( OR = 1.32, 95% CI =1.12-1.55), drinking alcohol ( OR =1.24, 95% CI =1.02-1.51), internet addiction ( OR =1.42, 95% CI =1.19-1.68) were positively correlated with unhealthy breakfast eating frequency of high school students ( P <0.05). Conclusion Social, families and schools should strengthen the guidance of high school students to develop the habit of eating breakfast every day, and advoid the clustering of skipping breakfast and health-risk behaviors. 【摘要】 目的 了解髙中生早餐食用频次与健康危险行为的关系, 为引导髙中生养成每天吃早餐习惯提供参考。 方法 采用方便抽样方法, 在重庆某区选取1所髙中, 对其中3个年级的学生3 283名进行问卷调査。采用Logistic回归分析健康 危险行为对早餐食用频次的影响。 结果 髙中生每天吃早餐的有2 064名 (62.9%), 不吃或有时吃早餐的有1 219名 (37.1%)。不同性别、年级、生源地、能量饮料饮用、吸烟、饮酒、赌博、网络成瘾的髙中生不健康早餐食用报告 (不吃或有时 吃)比例差异有统计学意义 (χ 2 值分别为 6.80,53.97,8.10,23.79,7.89, 16.31, 3.93, 17.96, P 值均<0.05), 男生 (36.1%)髙于 女生 (33.3%), 饮用能量饮料学生 (41.2%)髙于不饮用学生 (31.7%), 吸烟学生 (40.9%)髙于不吸烟学生 (34.4%), 饮酒学 生(40.3%)髙于不饮酒学生 (33.3%), 赌博学生 (39.7%)髙于不赌博学生 (34.3%), 网络成瘾学生 (40.0%)髙于不成瘾学 生 (33.0%)。多因素 Logistic 回归分析显示, 能量饮料饮用 ( OR =1.32,95% CI =1.12~1.55)、饮酒 ( OR =1.24,95% CI =1.02〜 1.51)、网络成瘾 ( OR =1.42,95% CI =1.19~1.68) 与髙中生不健康早餐食用频次呈正相关 ( P 值均<0.05)。 结论 社会、家 庭、学校应加强引导髙中生养成每天吃早餐的习惯, 避免不吃早餐与危险行为聚集出现。

Breakfast skipping alone and in interaction with inflammatory based quality of diet increases the risk of higher scores of psychological problems profile in a large sample of Iranian adults.

The authors investigate the association of breakfast skipping and its interaction with a dietary inflammatory index (DII) with the severity of psychological disorders. A total of 2876 Iranian general adults were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Psychological problems profile score was calculated using the regression method in the framework of factor analysis based on depression, anxiety and psychological distress. The higher scores indicate more severity of mental problem. The frequency of breakfast eating in a week was assessed. Dietary intakes were assessed using a food-frequency questionnaire and twenty-seven items were included in the calculation of DII. In the crude model, individuals who ate breakfast seldom had the highest odds for having worse psychological problems profile (OR 3⋅59; 95 % CI 2⋅52, 5⋅11). Adjustment for various confounders did not change the associations (OR 3⋅35; 95 % CI 2⋅11, 5⋅32). In the adjusted multinomial logistic regression model, participants with high DII (>median) who skipped breakfast had highest risk of being in the higher tertiles of psychological problems profile compared with those who had low DII (<median) and ate breakfast (OR 6⋅67; 95 % CI 3⋅45, 12⋅90). Similar results were observed in women and men regarding the impact of breakfast skipping alone and interaction with DII on scores of psychological problems profile. Breakfast skipping is associated with higher risk of psychological problems. Similar findings were obtained in the stratified analysis by sex. Our findings confirmed that the DII and breakfast skipping are associated with mental health, interactionally. Further longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the true link between breakfast skipping and psychological problems.

Selections from Vultureffect

Selections from Vultureffect Jorge Enrique Lage (bio) Translated by Jennifer Shyue (bio) NIGHTMARE I get up early but I can't free myself from sleep. I turn on the lights. I walk around the house. From bedroom to bathroom and from bathroom to kitchen. I eat breakfast. From kitchen to patio and from patio to living room. I turn on the TV. I read a bit. I walk through the house again. But I can't manage to wake up. I decide to go out into the street. I run into a friend and confide in him that I can't wake up. I ask for advice. He suggests I do a bit of exercise to loosen up—then I should drink a cup of very strong coffee and listen to very loud music. I do all these things but I don't manage to wake up. I go out once more. This time I go to the doctor. As is often the case, the doctor talks a good deal, but I do not wake up. At six in the evening I load a revolver and blow out my brains. I jump up in bed and open my eyes, but I still haven't managed to wake up. Sleep, dreams: a very persistent thing. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Live. It's always been live. Virgilio Piñera looks at the camera, smiles, and says, "This is my last show. Yesterday they operated on me for the twelfth time, before your very eyes. A case of hypertrophy of the irony. But don't think your suffering will end here. It's very possible the operations will continue." OVERDOSE He's just met her in a strange city. They drink, dance, kiss, and afterward he invites her to his hotel. When he takes her clothes off he realizes she is not a woman, but a man. Surprise. He's about to tell the man to leave right now when suddenly he's no longer a man, but a vulture sitting in front of the TV. Shock. To calm himself, he turns to a bottle that says barbiturates but actually contains vitamins or something like that. While he dissolves in a room that now resembles a cell in [End Page 65] a State prison, he hears the vulture say, like it's reading something on the screen, "You were never promised anything, you signed no contract." CHARLIE KAUFMAN I make friends with a screenwriter. We talk on the phone for hours, him in Los Angeles and me in La Habana. I'd like to think he prefers talking with me because I give him ideas instead of asking him for his. In exchange, he sends me collections of magazines. Art, shows, fashion, glamour. Pages to peck at. The screenwriter says: "Sometimes all it takes to find it is one look at a cover. There's something there that's meant for you, that only you can read. It's like a jolt. I don't know if you understand me. I'm not sure I can fully explain. Look, why don't we leave it for another day, it's already six in the morning and I just finished my mineral water." RAY LORIGA Laura calls again from Manhattan. She tells me she's been photographed for a magazine with my name on the cover. The coincidence might've excited other writers, but I know that New York is a genre and she, calling from wherever, is an extended cut of the worst neurosis. (During the conversation, I drink an entire bottle of mineral water, banging on the keys to refresh the screen.) OASIS We went to the desert to watch movies with other people's eyes. We arrived on old motorcycles, trailing eddies of sand, and, beneath a screen vast as a mirage, we put on the eyes. They had to be handled very carefully, kept clean and moist, stored in plastic baggies to prevent damage. But we were specialists. We could put on and show off even recently extracted eyes. A crowd of blind people pursued us, but none of them were able to follow us into the desert. BURIED An empty...

Childhood obesity in Spain and associated factors

Childhood obesity is an important public health problem, also in Spain. The ALADINO study, in the context of the COSI strategy of the WHO European office, monitors the weight status of Spanish schoolchildren aged 6 to 9 years, and analyzes the associated factors. Data from the 2019 wave indicate that 23.3 % of schoolchildren are overweight, and 17.3 % are obese. A high percentage of schoolchildren eat breakfast regularly, although breakfast quality can be improved. The frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables is low, even lower than that of other countries participating in the COSI strategy. In terms of lifestyle, more than 70 % of schoolchildren are active, although this percentage is lower than the European average. Screen exposure time is also shorter than in other countries, but this habit may be improved in a high percentage of schoolchildren. There is a lower percentage of schoolchildren with obesity who have breakfast or are active compared to those of normal weight, while they are more sedentary, spend fewer hours sleeping, and are more likely to have a TV or electronic devices in their room. It is a priority to promote access to healthier diets and the promotion of more active and less sedentary lifestyles, both in the family and at school, from an early age.

대학생의 위험 음주 행동과 건강증진요인, 안전의식수준 간의 관련성

Objectives: This study analyzed the association with risk drinking behaviors, health promotion factors, and safety awareness levels among college students. Methods: The data was collected from 2,713 college students by the health and safety survey. It examined the association between health-related factors and risk drinking behavior, such as high-risk drinking, monthly binge drinking, and alcohol use disorder, by multiple logistic regression. Results: The factors affecting high-risk drinking, monthly binge drinking, and alcohol use disorder among college students were age, breakfast eating, current smoking, and life safety awareness. Risk drinking behavior was the higher rate in the group between 19~20 years old or the 1st to 2nd grade. Risk drinking behaviors were related to breakfast eating, current smoking, physical activity, and life safety consciousness level. The high rate of monthly binge-drinking rate among female students is a very remarkable result. Conclusion: Health promotion of college students is an essential task as it affects their adaptation to university life and academic achievement. It should establish campus-based university health and safety policies to prevent the risk of drinking.

The Survey Concerning the Promotion of Food and Nutrition Education among Dental Students : Part one in Reference to Oral Health and Eating Breakfast

The Survey Concerning the Promotion of Food and Nutrition Education among Dental Students : Part one in Reference to Oral Health and Eating Breakfast

Intra-and Interpersonal Factors Buffer the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Mental Well-Being Among Middle Schoolers.

Food insecurity (FI) is a significant predictor of feelings of isolation in children, as well as suicide ideation and depression. Using a census of public middle school-aged children, we seek to determine whether FI is associated with suicide ideation and feelings of hopelessness and how individual and school community factors can alleviate or exacerbate this relationship. We analyzed data from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, conducted statewide by the Vermont Department of Health and administered to all public middle schoolers (N=13,648). Questions were asked about FI, suicidal thoughts, feelings of hopelessness, perceptions of teaching and community care, physical activity, breakfast consumption, and demographics. Bivariate and cross-tabular analyses were conducted in SPSS, and regressions and Sobel tests were conducted in STATA. Results show that FI is associated with decreases in psychological well-being as measured by suicide ideation and feelings of hopelessness in students. However, students who reported eating breakfast regularly, feeling connected to their community or having a positive relationship with a teacher had significantly lower instances of suicide ideation and hopelessness. Suicide prevention programs should focus on enhancing community connection and student-teacher relationships and increasing funding for breakfast programs in schools.