Danielle Vivarttas-Ahrnsbrak &

Savanna Sussman
KMC Spring 2014 Nutrition Interns
National Nutrition Month
Breakfast traditionally
contains many required
nutrients


Skipping breakfast
increases the risk of
obesity in children,
adolescents & adults
worldwide
National Nutrition Month
Consuming smaller,
more frequent meals
helps to feel fuller
longer and lose weight

Eating breakfast helps
maintain insulin balance
even in those without
Diabetes
National Nutrition Month
Deficiency of vitamins
and minerals is up to 5
times higher for those
who skip breakfast
National Nutrition Month
Breakfast eaters are 50%
less likely to develop
risk factors for diabetes
and heart disease
National Nutrition Month
Please Join Us!
Make Your Breakfast
Parfait Bar
KMC Dining Hall
Wed, Mar. 3
rd
, 2014
11 AM-2 PM

Help Us Kick Off
National Nutrition
Month!
National Nutrition Month
Resources
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obesity and health-related quality of life: evidence from a
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p. 720-725.
Horikawa, C. et al. 2011. Skipping breakfast and prevalence of
overweight and obesity in Asian and Pacific regions: A meta-
analysis. Preventative Medicine. 53: 4-5; p. 260-267
Dialektakou, K.D. & Vranas, P.M.B. 2008. Breakfast skipping and
body mass index among adolescents in Greece: whether an
association exists depends on how breakfast skipping is
defined. Journal of American diet association. 108:9; p. 1517-1625.
Arora, M. et al. 2006. Association of breakfast intake with
obesity, dietary and physical activity behavior among urban
school-aged adolescents in Delhi, India: results of a cross-
sectional study. BMC public health. 12: 881.