hrp0097p1-274 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity | ESPE2023

Breakfast skipping is associated with poor diet quality in children with overweight/obesity

Androutsos Odysseas , Tsiampalis Thomas , Georgiou Alexandra , Manou Maria , I. Kosti Rena , Charmandari Evangelia

Introduction: Daily breakfast consumption is recommended as part of a healthy lifestyle in children and adolescents. The present study aimed to report the frequency of breakfast consumption and explore the associations between breakfast consumption and diet quality in children with overweight/obesity.Methods: In total, 1335 children/adolescents 2-18 years old were recruited in a weight-management out-patient clinic in th...