International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 1
First page : (645) Last page : (652)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5157
Relationship between Breakfast Skipping and Body Mass Index among School going Children: A Comparative Study in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Nataraj A. Durgannavar* and Vijayalakshmi, D.
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: natrajdurgannavar@gmail.com
Received: 9.07.2017 | Revised: 18.07.2017 | Accepted: 20.07.2017
ABSTRACT
Despite the importance of breakfast consumption, breakfast skipping by children was noted consistently across all regions. The study was taken up with the objective to assess the nutritional status of the children in relation to breakfast skipping in government and private schools of Bengaluru city, Karnataka. A total of 200 school children aged 10-12 years were assessed for breakfast consumption pattern using questionnaire for the past one week. BMI for age percentiles were compared with the WHO (2007) reference standards and classified according to WHO cut-offs. The breakfast skipping was found more in the children of GHPS compared to OEHS (73% vs. 37%). In comparison with two schools, the percentage of being underweight was found to be more in GHPS children (53.0%) compared to OEHS children (26.0%) irrespective of breakfast skipping frequency. The percentage of children being obese were found more in breakfast skippers who skips 1-2 times (16.7%) and 3-4 times (23.1%) a week and were from private school. The study highlights the need of regular breakfast consumption during the transition from childhood to adolescence.
Key words: School children, Nutritional status, Socio-economic status, Breakfast skipping, WHO standards.
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Cite this article: Durgannavar, N.A. and Vijayalakshmi, D. Relationship between Breakfast Skipping and Body Mass Index among School going Children: A Comparative Study in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(1): 645-652 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5157
