Does regular breakfast cereal consumption help children and adolescents stay slimmer? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Obesity Facts

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-85

  De La Hunty, Anne ^a   Gibson, Sigrid ^b   Ashwell, Margaret ^a,c  

^a Ashwell Associates   (United Kingdom)

^b Sig Nurture Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Breakfast cereals; Children; Obesity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CEREAL; DATA BASE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MEAL; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DIET; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; BREAKFAST; CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84874625035     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348878     Document Type: Review

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