School Breakfast Programs with Implementation of Farm to School Have No Influence on Body Weight among 3rd and 4th Grade Students

Autor/inn/en	Brzozowski, Hannah; Ogan, Dana; Englund, Tim; Stendell-Hollis, Nicole
Titel	School Breakfast Programs with Implementation of Farm to School Have No Influence on Body Weight among 3rd and 4th Grade Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 41 (2017) 2, (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5676
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Breakfast Programs; Body Composition; Body Weight; Body Height; Program Effectiveness; Elementary School Students; Comparative Analysis; Grade 3; Grade 4; Student Participation; Eating Habits; Food; Ethnic Groups; Low Income Groups; Obesity; School Districts; Nutrition; Statistical Analysis; Socioeconomic Status; Hispanic American Students; White Students; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Schulfrühstück; Körpergewicht; Körpergröße; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lebensmittel; Ethnie; Adipositas; School district; Schulbezirk; Ernährung; Statistische Analyse; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Objectives: To examine the association between frequency of breakfast consumption and body mass index (BMI) among elementary students participating in a traditional School Breakfast Program (SBP) in a school district that is implementing a Farm to School (F2S) program compared to those participating in a traditional SBP without F2S. Methods: This cross-sectional study matched ten schools with a traditional SBP, five with F2S (A) and five without F2S (B). Third- and fourth-grade students (n = 1031) were recruited for study participation. Demographic information, frequency of breakfast participation, and anthropometric data were collected. BMI and frequency of breakfast consumption over a ten-day period, excluding non-school days, were stratified by frequent eaters (7-10), occasional eaters (3- 6), and skippers (0-2). Results: No significant difference in BMI-for-age between F2S (A) and traditional SBP (B) was observed. There was also no significant correlation between BMI or BMI-for-age and breakfast participation observed. This data suggests that there is no relationship between F2S participation and BMI-for-age and no correlation between breakfast consumption and BMI-for-age among third- and fourth-grade students. Hispanic and Latino students were more likely to qualify for free and reduced lunch (p<0.001). Free and reduced school meals students were more likely to be overweight or obese than students that qualify for paid school meals (p<0.001). In both districts, students that were offered breakfast in the classroom were 30% more likely to participate than students offered breakfast in the cafeteria. Applications to Child Nutrition Professionals: Based on this limited study, a F2S program alone is unlikely to be an effective strategy to prevent/reduce childhood overweight and obesity unless fully implemented. Future strategies should focus on lower socio-economic status students and minority groups due to their increased rates and predisposition of overweight and obesity. Offering breakfast in the classroom may be a positive method of increasing breakfast participation in all types of school breakfast programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01