Quatela Angelica, Patterson Amanda, Callister Robin, MacDonald-Wicks Lesley
1Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia.
2Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia.
BMC Nutr. 2020 Jan 7;6:1. doi: 10.1186/s40795-019-0317-4. eCollection 2020.
Breakfast is often regarded as "the most important meal of the day" but there is limited reporting of the foods/beverages currently constituting a typical breakfast. This study investigated current breakfast habits of Australian men.
Men aged 18-44y were recruited from metropolitan and regional NSW Australia and completed an online survey investigating breakfast consumption habits and other lifestyle parameters including demographic characteristics and waking habits.
112 men participated. Most (83.5%) ate breakfast ≥5 times/week and consumed this meal before 8 am (84.0%). Breakfast for habitual breakfast eaters consisted of one or more of the following foods or beverages eaten ≥5 times/week: breakfast cereal (50.0%), milk for cereal (51.1%), fruit (28.7%), toast (13.8%), spreads (11.7%), yogurt (12.8%), and/or coffee (40.4%). Breakfast may also include the following foods 1-4 times/week: eggs (58.5%), bacon (30.9%), juice (19.1%), and/or tea (17.0%).
A majority of Australian men younger than 45 years old were found to eat breakfast most days of the week. Cereal, milk and fruit were the most common foods consumed for breakfast. Breakfast is considered to be an important meal among health professionals and we found a majority of Australian men do eat breakfast regularly. Approximately half of the young men in the study reported consuming cereal and milk for breakfast most of the time, a breakfast option that is linked to higher daily wholegrain, fibre and micro-nutrient intakes.
早餐常被视为“一天中最重要的一餐”，但目前对于构成典型早餐的食物/饮品的报道有限。本研究调查了澳大利亚男性当前的早餐习惯。
从澳大利亚新南威尔士州的大都市和地区招募了18 - 44岁的男性，他们完成了一项在线调查，调查早餐消费习惯以及包括人口统计学特征和起床习惯在内的其他生活方式参数。
112名男性参与了研究。大多数人（83.5%）每周吃早餐≥5次，且在上午8点前吃这餐（84.0%）。习惯吃早餐的人早餐包括以下一种或多种每周食用≥5次的食物或饮品：早餐谷物食品（50.0%）、搭配谷物食品的牛奶（51.1%）、水果（28.7%）、烤面包片（13.8%）、涂抹食品（11.7%）、酸奶（12.8%）和/或咖啡（40.4%）。早餐还可能包括以下每周食用1 - 4次的食物：鸡蛋（58.5%）、培根（30.9%）、果汁（19.1%）和/或茶（17.0%）。
研究发现，大多数45岁以下的澳大利亚男性一周中的大多数日子都吃早餐。谷物食品、牛奶和水果是最常作为早餐食用的食物。早餐被健康专家视为重要的一餐，我们发现大多数澳大利亚男性确实有规律地吃早餐。研究中约一半的年轻男性报告称大多数时候早餐吃谷物食品和牛奶，这种早餐选择与更高的每日全谷物、纤维和微量营养素摄入量相关。
