The association of breakfast frequency and cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk factors among adolescents in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mustafa, Norashikin, Abd Majid, Hazreen, Toumpakari, Zoi, Carroll, Harriet Amy, Jalaludin, Muhammad Yazid, Al Sadat, Nabilla, Johnson, Laura
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2019
• Subjects: HA154 Statistical data; Q Science (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/100072/2/100072_The%20association%20of%20breakfast%20frequency_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100072/3/100072_The%20association%20of%20breakfast%20frequency.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100072/; https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/5/973/pdf?version=1557799805; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11050973
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Breakfast frequency is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Western populations, possibly via the types of food eaten or the timing of food consumption, but associations in Malaysian adolescents are unknown. While the timing of breakfast is similar, the type of food consumed at break...