Providing health professionals a convenient resource for
- Comprehensive and balanced information on scientific
research on the practice and benefits of breakfast
- Science-based breakfast research news
- Education materials for practitioners and educators
BRI Webinar: Healthy Eating for a Lifetime of Diabetes. Watch the webinar online.
Breakfast Recipes. Check out this collection of breakfast recipes that are not only delicious but also simple to prepare.
BRI Webinar: Start Smart! The Health Benefits of Breakfast for Children and Adolescents. Watch the webinar online.
BRI Webinar: The Role of 100% Juice in Childhood Nutrition. Download the presentation.
BRI Webinar: Loving Your Heart: Optimal Nutrition for Cardiovascular Health for Women. Watch the webinar online.
The Breakfast Calculator. Use this new interactive meal-planning tool with clients to see how their breakfasts measure up in nutrients, calories, and daily recommended servings of MyPyramid. Compare side-by-side to other breakfast choices.
Listen to BRI podcast on Breakfast and Children.
BRI Reviews
Association of Breakfast Skipping With Visceral Fat and Insulin Indices in Overweight Latino Youth Alexander KE, Ventura EE, Spruijt-Metz D, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI, Davis JN. Obesity 2009 [advance publication May 7, 2009] SUMMARY: "[B]reakfast skipping [in overweight Latino adolescents] was related to increased visceral fat independent of age, gender, total fat, total lean tissue, and total energy intake." Even occasional breakfast consumption appeared to result in lower visceral adiposity. ... Read More
The Benefits of Breakfast for Children and Adolescents: Update and Recommendations for Practitioners Rampersaud GC. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 2009:3;86-103 SUMMARY: "Research suggests that for children and adolescents, breakfast is of nutritional benefit, but data are inconclusive regarding the role of breakfast in weight maintenance or enhancement of cognitive function and school performance." ... Read More
Environmental and cognitive correlates of adolescent breakfast consumption. Dejong CS, van Lenthe FJ, van der Horst K, Oenema A Preventive Medicine 2009, epub ahead of print [doi:10:1016/j.ypmed.2009.02.009] SUMMARY: In Dutch adolescents (n= 1089;12 –15 y), an adolescent's "attitude, perceived behavioral control (decision for self), modeling by friends and parents, and intention [to eat breakfast] were significant correlates of daily breakfast consumption. ... Read More
Recent Breakfast Related Research Bibliography updated 12/30/09