The Influence of Having Breakfast on Cognitive Performance and Mood

Breakfast is often labelled the most important meal of the day.

Parents and teachers quite often stress its importance for successful learning during the morning hours. With declining numbers of children and especially adolescents eating breakfast regularly, the study examines the influence of breakfast consumption on cognition and mood of high school students.

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Key information

Conditions

Fasting Behavior Feeding Behavior

Age range

13 year–20 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre for Neuroscience and Learning

Ulm, 89075, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Healthy high school students

Exclusion criteria

Diabetes

Treatment and study plan

Breakfast/no breakfast

Other

A: Breakfast on the first day of intervention. Fasting (no breakfast) on the second day of intervention.

B: Breakfast on the second day of intervention. Fasting (no breakfast) on the first day of intervention

Primary outcomes

Sustained attention, immediate memory, mood

Time frame: 2 h

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Ulm

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Influence of Having Breakfast on Cognitive Performance and Mood in High School Students

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Study completion: 2005
First posted: Nov 12, 2007
Registry last updated: Nov 12, 2007

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