Folkhälsan Research Center, Paasikivenkatu 4, 00250 Helsinki, Finland.
Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jul;14(7):1245-50. doi: 10.1017/S1368980010003034. Epub 2010 Dec 6.
In many studies it has been shown that breakfast is associated with normal weight in children and adolescents. Other meals, family meals and a regular meal pattern have been less studied. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine whether a regular meal pattern, or breakfast, lunch or dinner as separate regular meals, is associated with the BMI of children.
A cross-sectional study conducted within the Helsinki region during 2006. Study participants were measured and weighed by research staff. Children filled in a study questionnaire on their health behaviour, including the frequency of consuming meals. A regular meal was defined as one usually eaten on every school day. A regular meal pattern was defined as one consisting of a usual consumption of breakfast, school lunch and dinner on every school day. Covariance analysis was used as the statistical analysis method.
Capital region, Finland, 2006.
A total of 604 schoolchildren (312 girls) aged 9-11 years.
Irregular breakfast and an irregular meal pattern were associated with higher BMI. Regularity of school lunch, dinner or family dinner was not associated with BMI.
A regular breakfast and meal pattern was associated with lower BMI in children, although breakfast was the only single meal associated with BMI. We conclude that, although the association between breakfast and weight status in children is fairly consistent, the role of other meals is less convincing.
许多研究表明，早餐与儿童和青少年的正常体重有关。其他餐食、家庭餐和规律的进餐模式则较少被研究。因此，本研究旨在探讨规律的进餐模式，或者早餐、午餐或晚餐作为单独的规律餐食，是否与儿童的 BMI 有关。
2006 年在赫尔辛基地区进行的横断面研究。研究参与者由研究人员进行测量和称重。儿童填写了一份关于其健康行为的研究问卷，包括进食餐食的频率。规律餐食是指通常在每个上学日食用的餐食。规律的进餐模式是指在每个上学日通常会食用早餐、学校午餐和晚餐。协方差分析被用作统计分析方法。
芬兰首都地区，2006 年。
共有 604 名 9-11 岁的学童（312 名女孩）。
不规律的早餐和不规律的进餐模式与较高的 BMI 有关。学校午餐、晚餐或家庭晚餐的规律性与 BMI 无关。
规律的早餐和进餐模式与儿童较低的 BMI 有关，尽管早餐是唯一与 BMI 有关的单一餐食。我们的结论是，尽管早餐与儿童体重状况之间的关联相当一致，但其他餐食的作用则不太有说服力。
