NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Students who rarely eat breakfast on school days have scored lower on their high school diplomas than their peers who are keen to eat breakfast, according to a recent study.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Leeds, Britain, and published its findings on Wednesday, in the journal (Frontiers in Public Health) scientific. To monitor the proportion of students eating breakfast, the researchers surveyed 294 students from schools in the West Yorkshire province in 2011.

The researchers found that 29% of students rarely eat breakfast or not at school days, while 18% eat breakfast sometimes, and 53% eat it regularly. These figures are similar to the latest national data for England in 2019, which found that more than 16% of high school children do not eat breakfast.

A recent British study: Students who rarely eat breakfast on school days achieved lower scores in BSc

5 degrees of low secondary school certificate
The UK is offering a breakfast program, funded by the Ministry of Education, which provides free breakfasts to more than 1,800 schools located in England's most socially and economically deprived areas, the researchers said.

The program does not cover all 24,000 state-funded schools in England, leaving them without a free breakfast for those who do not have breakfast at home, they said.

By monitoring secondary school students' scores, the researchers found that those who rarely eat breakfast scored an average of 10.25 points lower than those who often eat breakfast, after calculating other important factors including socioeconomic status, age and gender. And BMI.

When exam results were added by the end of the year, the researchers found that those who did not eat breakfast had a 5-point drop in their high school diploma score, compared to their peers.

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High school students lose their grades
"Our study suggests that high school students will lose their grades and excel if they don't get breakfast, which prepares their brains to start the school day," said Dr. Katie Adolphus, the team leader.

"The UK has a growing problem of food poverty, with half a million children arriving at school every day very hungry. Our studies have already shown that eating breakfast has a positive effect on children's cognition. This research suggests that malnutrition Is associated with worse results in school.

A previous study revealed that children who do not eat breakfast have higher levels of cholesterol and uric acid and greater insulin resistance, which affects cardiovascular health.