[Analysis of knowledge about healthy breakfast and its relation to life style habits and academic performance in compulsory secondary students].
OBJECTIVE
The main objective of the study is to analyze whether students of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) of Badajoz city known foods that are part of a healthy breakfast. It also intends to see the relationship of this knowledge with lifestyle habits and academic performance.


METHODS
A representative sample of 1197 secondary students in the city of Badajoz (Spain) (50.1% female) was calculated their Body Mass Index (BMI) and were asked to fill in a questionnaire, previously validated in a pilot study, which included sociodemographic items as well as others related with life style habits. They were also asked to choose among a series of food, which of them were a part of a healthy breakfast.


RESULTS
49.2% of adolescents know foods which are a part of a healthy breakfast. Very low correlations were obtained between all the variables analyzed and knowledge of foods that make up a healthy breakfast. However, within a few variables are significant differences (P<.05) between subgroups, such as families of students with low cultural level of aided schools, repeaters, without reading habit, passing lot of time with friends, who have been on a diet, make less than 3 meals a day and spend less than 10minutes for breakfast and know the amount of fruit that should be consumed daily.


CONCLUSIONS
Life style habits of adolescents are not related to the knowledge about the foods that are part of a healthy breakfast.
Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, España. Electronic address: luiscordoba@unex.es.
Luis Gonzalo
LG
Córdoba Caro
Unidad de Nutrición Clínica y Dietética, Sección de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España.
Luis Miguel
LM
Luengo Pérez
Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, España.
Ventura
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García Preciado
D000293:Adolescent; D062408:Breakfast; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Academic performance; Adolescentes; Badajoz; Desayuno saludable; Healthy breakfast; Hábitos de vida; Lifestyle habits; Rendimiento académico; Teenagers