Breakfast and improved nutrition
Research shows that essential nutrients missed at breakfast are not compensated for during the other meals of the day19,20,21. There is also evidence to suggest that eating a nutritious breakfast develops good eating habits that will last a lifetime22.
19 Gibson SA & O'Sullivan KR 1995, Breakfast cereal consumption patterns and nutrient intakes of British schoolchildren. The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 115 (6): 366-370.
20 Preziosi P, Galan P, Deheeger M, Yacoub N, Drewnowski A & Hereberg S. 1999, Breakfast type, daily nutrient intakes and vitamin and mineral status of French children, adolescents and adults. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 18 (2):171-178.
21 Cho S., Dietrich M., Brown CJP, Clark CA. & Block G. 2003, The effect of breakfast type on macronutrient intakes and body mass index (BMI) of Americans. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 22:296-302.
22 Kennedy E, Davies C. 1998, US Department of Agriculture School Breakfast Programme. Proceedings of the Napa Valley Symposium Cognition and School Learning 1995. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 67:743S-7455S.
