Impact of breakfast on daily energy intake - an analysis of absolute versus relative breakfast calories

Nutrition Journal

Research

Claudia Wittke¹  Johanna Mittermeier¹  Marietta Kellner¹  Margit Hausmann¹  Johannes Erdmann¹  Volker Schusdziarra¹  Aline Naumann²  Stefan Wagenpfeil³ 

[1] Else-Kröner-Fresenius Center of Nutritional Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany;Institute of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany;Institute of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany;Graduate School of Information Science in Health Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany;

关键词: Energy Intake;    Daily Energy Intake;    Normal Weight Subject;    Normal Weight Group;    Breakfast Consumption;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2891-10-5

 received in 2010-08-01, accepted in 2011-01-17,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThe role of breakfast energy in total daily energy intake is a matter of debate. Acute feeding experiments demonstrated that high breakfast energy leads to greater overall intake supported by cross-sectional data of a free-living population. On the other hand, a large intraindividual analysis has indicated that a high proportion of breakfast to overall intake is associated with lower daily energy intake. To evaluate these apparently contradictory results in greater detail both ways of analysis were applied to the same data set of dietary records.MethodsOn an intraindividual basis total daily energy intake was related to the absolute values of breakfast energy intake or to the ratio of breakfast to overall intake, respectively. Food intake of 280 obese and 100 normal weight subjects was analyzed who recorded over 10 (obese) or 14 (normal weight) consecutive days, respectively.ResultsIncreasing breakfast energy was associated with greater overall intake in normal weight and obese subjects. The increasing ratio of breakfast to total daily energy intake was associated with a significant reduction of overall intake on days where post-breakfast energy was significantly reduced. Correlational and multiple regression analysis support the concept that absolute breakfast calories have the strongest influence on daily energy intake.ConclusionReduced breakfast energy intake is associated with lower total daily intake. The influence of the ratio of breakfast to overall energy intake largely depends on the post-breakfast rather than breakfast intake pattern. Therefore, overweight and obese subjects should consider the reduction of breakfast calories as a simple option to improve their daily energy balance.

【 授权许可】

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