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Ready-to-Eat Cereal Breakfasts Are Associated with Improved Nutrient Intake and Dietary Adequacy but Not Body Mass Index in Black Adolescents

Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge

Carol E. O'Neil, PhD, MPH, LDN, RD

Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, ceoneil{at}agcenter.lsu.edu

Debra R. Keast, PhD

Food & Nutrition Database, Research Consulting, Okemos, Michigan

Susan Cho, PhD

NutraSource, Clarksville, Maryland

Theresa A. Nicklas

Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

The goal of this study was to determine whether nutrient intake, dietary adequacy, and weight status were associated with type of breakfast consumption: skipping breakfast, consuming ready-to-eat cereal (RTEC) at breakfast, or consuming other types of foods at breakfast. Data from black adolescents 13 to 18 years of age (n = 988) participating in the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used in a secondary data analysis. Thirty-seven percent of black adolescents skipped breakfast, 19% consumed RTEC at breakfast, and 44% consumed other breakfasts. RTEC breakfast and other breakfast consumers had higher mean energy intakes than breakfast skippers (P .05). After adjusting for gender and energy intake, RTEC breakfast consumers had higher intakes of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, and vitamins A, B6, and B12 than breakfast skippers and other breakfast consumers (P .05). RTEC breakfast consumers had the highest mean adequacy ratio, followed by other breakfast consumers, then breakfast skippers (P .05). Those consuming RTEC at breakfast had lower mean body mass index (P .05) and waist circumference (P .05) than breakfast skippers; however, there was no difference between those consuming RTEC and other breakfasts. If confirmed in prospective studies, consuming a breakfast meal with RTEC may be a useful strategy to encourage in black adolescents as a way to improve nutrient intake and dietary adequacy without increasing weight.

Key Words: breakfast • ready-to-eat cereal • adolescents • nutrient adequacy • body weight

This version was published on November 1, 2009

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Vol. 3, No. 6, 500-508 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1559827609342063


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