Ashiya College, Japan.
Appetite. 2010 Dec;55(3):714-7. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.08.005. Epub 2010 Aug 20.
Although increasing attention has been paid to the adverse effects of skipping breakfast on quality of life, there are very few reports concerning the relationship between skipping breakfast and reproductive function. Therefore, we examined this issue by conducting a questionnaire survey of female college students aged from 18 to 20 years old. The 5 annual surveys of questionnaire demonstrated that the severity of dysmenorrhea was significantly higher in the population that skipped breakfast. The incidence of irregular menses was also higher in the population that skipped breakfast, although there was no difference in the incidence of premenstrual symptoms. The group that skipped breakfast showed a tendency to suffer from constipation. In addition, despite no difference in body mass index, there was a significantly higher incidence of a self-perception of poor general health among the group that skipped breakfast. These findings suggest that skipping breakfast is associated with menstrual disorders, and affects the physical condition of female college students who are undergoing post-adolescent maturation. Since these menstrual disorders may influence the quality of life of young women not only in the present but also in the future, skipping breakfast should be re-evaluated from the perspective of future reproductive function.
尽管人们越来越关注不吃早餐对生活质量的不良影响，但关于不吃早餐与生殖功能之间关系的报道却很少。因此，我们通过对 18 至 20 岁的女大学生进行问卷调查来研究这个问题。5 年的问卷调查结果显示，不吃早餐的人群痛经更为严重。尽管不吃早餐的人群中经前期症状的发生率没有差异，但月经不规律的发生率却更高。不吃早餐的人群更容易出现便秘。此外，尽管体重指数没有差异，但不吃早餐的人群中自我感觉整体健康状况较差的比例明显更高。这些发现表明，不吃早餐与月经紊乱有关，并影响处于青春期后成熟阶段的女大学生的身体状况。由于这些月经紊乱不仅会影响年轻女性现在的生活质量，也会影响未来的生活质量，因此应该从未来生殖功能的角度重新评估不吃早餐的问题。
