Relationship between the Breakfast and Student's Academic Achievement: Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, 2017
10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.1.71
- Author:
Do Hyun EUM
1
;
Sung Jung CHO
;
Byoung Duck HAN
;
Seung Jin JUNG
;
Ga Eun NAM
;
Jung Hun KIM
;
Tae Ryoon KIM
;
Sang Woo LEE
;
Soon Hong MIN
;
Woo Hyun LEE
;
Youn HUH
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. sunggtown@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Academic Performance;
Breakfast;
Feeding Behavior;
Adolescent
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Breakfast;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);
Eating;
Education;
Feeding Behavior;
Growth and Development;
Humans;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Risk-Taking
- From:
Korean Journal of Family Practice
2019;9(1):71-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Eating breakfast is important for optimal growth and development in adolescence, and is associated with academic achievement as well as nutrition and health status. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between breakfast consumption frequency and high school students' academic achievement.METHODS: We used data from the 2017 Korea Youth's Risk Behavior Web-Based Study, conducted by the Korean Center for Disease Control (64,991 students). The relationship between academic achievement and breakfast consumption frequency was examined using logistic regression.RESULTS: Students who consumed breakfast frequently exhibited higher academic achievement as compared to their counterparts. There was a significant correlation between awareness of appropriate eating habits and breakfast consumption frequency. Further, students who had not received any education about eating habits exhibited low academic achievement.CONCLUSION: To improve the academic achievement of students, they should be motivated to eat breakfast every day. Additionally, appropriate education about eating habits need to be implemented at schools and at home to increase students' breakfast consumption frequency.
