title: [Nutritional analysis of breakfast on rising and mid-morning snack in a college population].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To carry out a descriptive study on the breakfast model in a college population and to analyze the energy and nutrients provided, in connection with established nutritional requirements.
  
  
  METHODS
  Registry of food intake for breakfast (on rising and mid-morning snack) of a school day in a sample of 740 college students (286 men and 454 women) with ages ranging 19-24 years. Gender, age, weight, height, and body mass index, and type of residence were collected from each interviewee. Percentages intakes of nutrients have been calculated in proportion to established dietary recommendations (%IR).
  
  
  RESULTS
  93.2% had breakfast on rising and 83.8% took a mid-morning snack daily, and 53.5% do both intakes. The most common foods were dairy products (92.6%), cereals (58.8%) and sweet food (57.9%) at breakfast, and cereals (46.6%), fruits (40.7%) and sausages (34.9%) at mid-morning. The %IR of the calorie intake was 24.4% in males and 24.6% in females (n.s.). The %IR of the cholesterol intake was 38.2% in males and 23.9% in females (p < 0.05). The %IR for minerals and vitamins were greater (p < 0.05) in early breakfast.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This breakfast model differs from the prototype of a healthy diet through an excessive consumption of sweet foods (early breakfast) and meat and derivatives (snack). Half of interviewee did not a mid-morning snack and the morning caloric intake was below recommended. In the case of university students concerned about the potentially negative effect it may have on academic performance.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España. tduratra@cfnavarra.es
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Durá Travé
mesh_terms: D062408:Breakfast; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D012737:Sex Factors; D062410:Snacks; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult