The Contribution of Breakfast to Student Nutrition and Its Impact on Academic Success
Breakfast, which is defined as the first meal of the day, tends to be skipped more than the other meals. However, research indicates that breakfast contributes to daily energy and nutrient needs of children and adolescents, especially during the growth period, and has a positive effect on school success. This study was conducted to determine the university students' habit of making breakfast, the contribution of breakfast to the daily energy and nutrient beats and its effect on the academic achievement of the students.
The research data were obtained by applying a questionnaire to the students of Kayseri Erciyes University 3rd grade students who were selected by simple random sampling method. The energy and nutrient consumption of the students were determined by three-day nutrient consumption and the share of breakfast in daily meals was taken as 1/4, It was made according to the scoring status stated in Erciyes University Regulations and Higher Education Legislation. A total of 369 students (206 male (55.8%) and 163 female (44.2%)) participated in the study.
The mean age of the students was 21.8 ± 1.4 years and the Body Mass Index (BMI) was normal with a mean of 21.8 ± 2.2 kg / m2. 42% of students have regular breakfast every day and 58% do not. Students who have breakfast stay at home with their family (47.1%) and those who do not stay with their friends at home (40.2%). 10.3% of students having breakfast and 16.3% of students who do not have breakfast fail at school.
When the amount of energy and nutrients that the students get from the breakfast meets the suggested situation; while male students take riboflavin and oil close to those recommended for breakfast, they take protein and iron above the recommended level and energy and other nutrients below the recommended level. Girls, on the other hand, take the protein above the recommended, while the oil is close to the recommended, energy and other nutrients are under the recommended.
The results of the research show that university students do not have regular breakfast, the contribution of breakfast to daily energy and nutrient requirements is lower than recommended and breakfast increases academic success. To make students gain the habit of regular breakfast starting from childhood and consuming a breakfast consisting of cereals and milk or fruit juice as a different breakfast option for our country, which will require a shorter time to prepare, will contribute to their adequate and balanced nutrition.
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