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Breakfast Is Brain Food? The Effect on Grade Point Average of a Rural Group Randomized Program to Promote School Breakfast
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Hearst, Mary O.; Jimbo-Llapa, Fanny; Grannon, Katherine; Wang, Qi; Nanney, Marilyn S.; Caspi, Caitlin E. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Adolescents frequently miss breakfast which may impact cognitive, academic, and health outcomes. This analysis describes the effect of a trial to assess school level changes to increase breakfast consumption on grade point average (GPA). Methods: Sixteen rural Minnesota high schools were randomized to a policy and environmental change…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Nutrition, Grade Point Average, Food
Altering the School Breakfast Environment Reduces Barriers to School Breakfast Participation among Diverse Rural Youth
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Hearst, Mary O.; Shanafelt, Amy; Wang, Qi; Leduc, Robert; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: The purpose is to determine if altering school breakfast policies and the school breakfast environment will positively impact adolescent beliefs of the barriers and benefits of eating breakfast. Methods: There were 904 adolescents from 16 rural high schools, Minnesota, in the BreakFAST Study who reported eating breakfast fewer than 4…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, School Policy, High School Students, Rural Schools