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Breakfastthehealthywaytostartthedayforyourchild.(n.d.).Retrievedfrom
http://www.nestlefamily.com/nutritionforall/english/breakfastthehealthywaytostart
th
edayforyourchild_590714.aspx.RetrievedNovember13,2014.
ThisarticlefoundontheNestleCompanywebsiteclaimsthateatingbreakfast
improves
childrenscognitiveability.Theyarguethatchildrenwhoeatbreakfastarebetterable
to
payattentionandfocusinschool.Thearticlealsostatesthatbecausebreakfast
usually
includesproteinandcomplexcarbohydrates,childrenhavemoreenergytoparticipate
inphysicalactivity.Alone,thisarticleisnotcompletelyreliable,foritdoesnothaveany
reputablereferencesorevenaknownauthor.Yet,theinformationgiveninthearticle
doescoincidewiththeinformationprovidedbymorereliablesourcesandcan
thereforebeusefulinresearch.Thetargetaudienceofthearticleareparents
interestedintheirchildrenshealth.

Breakfast!TheMostImportantMealoftheDay!(n.d.).Retrievedfrom
http://www.kspsfitkids.org/Eat/FeedYourBrain/Breakfast.RetrievedonNovember13,
2014.
Thisonlinearticlearguesthatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealofthedaybecause
it
completesyourdietandmakeyousmarter.Theysaythatduetothenutrientsin
breakfast,oneisabletoperformbetterinschoolandinphysicalactivity.Lastly,the
articlestatesthatbreakfasthelpsonemaintainahealthyweightbypreventinghunger
lateronintheday.Thearticleisfairlyreliable,fortheinformationissupportedbythe
AmericanDieteticAssociation.Yet,thearticledoesnotprovideveryconcrete
informationwithstatisticsordetails.However,becausethetargetaudienceare
childrenofreadingageorabove,thearticleissimplifiedenoughtoallowthemto
understandthemessage.

Davis,J.(2009,October2).TheImportanceofEatingBreakfastHealthyBreakfastGuide.
EverydayHealth.RetrievedNovember6,2014.
Inthisarticle,Davisarguesthatbreakfastisnecessaryfornutrition,cognitiveability,
andoverallhealth.Breakfasthelpsrestocknutrientlevelsatthebeginningoftheday,
whichprovidesenergytohelponefocusfortherestoftheday.Also,accordingto
Davis,eatingBreakfastpromotesstabilityinroutine,whichleadspeopletoeatbetter

throughouttheday.Thisarticle,althoughnotscholarly,seemstobereliable.Julie
Davisreferredtotheexpertiseofaregistereddietician.Also,thearticlewasmedically
reviewedbyaprofessionaldoctor.Theaudienceofthearticleisthegeneralpublic,
especiallythoseindividualsinterestedinhealth.

DeshmukhTaskar,P.,Nicklas,T.,O'Neil,C.,Keast,D.,Radcliffe,J.,&Cho,S.(2010).The
RelationshipOfBreakfastSkippingAndTypeOfBreakfastConsumptionWithNutrient
IntakeAndWeightStatusInChildrenAndAdolescents:TheNationalHealthAnd
NutritionExaminationSurvey19992006.JournaloftheAmericanDieteticAssociation,
110(6),869878.RetrievedNovember11,2014,fromSciencedirect.com
Thisreportstudiedthecorrelationbetweenbreakfasthabitsandnutrientintakeusing
fooddiariesofadolescentsagedninetoeighteen.Theresearchfoundthatthosewho
skippedbreakfasttendedtohavehighertotalfatandcholesterolintakesthanthose
whoatecerealforbreakfastregularly.Also,thosewhoatebreakfasthadhigherlevels
ofmacronutrientsandlowerobesityrates.Becausethisstudywasconductedby
medicalprofessionalsandhadawiderangeofdata,itisreliableItisalsocurrent
(withinthelastfiveyears).ThestudyisdirectedtowardotherdieticiansinAmericadue
toitspublicationintheAmericanDieteticAssociationJournal.

J.R.(2006).Nutrition:Breakfasttrends.ScienceNews,169(15),238238.Retrieved
November
10,2014.
Inthisarticle,J.R.(fullnamenotprovided)providedseveralstatisticsaboutbreakfast,
likewhatpercentageofAmericanseatbreakfast,whatpercentageofdailycaloriesare
allocatedtobreakfast,andwhatpercentageofnecessarynutrientsarefoundina
typicalbreakfast.His/herstatisticscomefortheasurveydonebytheUSDepartment
ofAgricultureBeltsvilleHumanNutritionResearchCenter.Thisarticle,althoughfullof
quantitativestatistics,isquiteshortandtheauthorissomewhatunknown.Yet,
becausethedatacomesfromalegitimatesource,thearticleisfairlyreliable.This
articleseemstobedirectedatprofessionalsorjournalreadersinterestedinnutrition.

Levin,M.(2014).BreakfastforLearning.FoodResearchandActionCenter.Retrieved
November10,2014.
Inthissource,Levincompiledinformationandstatisticsontheimportanceofbreakfast
to
childrenandstudents.Thisfactsheetfocusesmostlyonhowskippingbreakfast
affectsadolescentstudentsabilitytofocus,participate,andbehaveinschool.Levin
alsohighlightstheimportanceoftheimplementationofschoolbreakfastprograms.
Levinstatesthatwithoutbreakfast,studentsaremorepronetomakemistakesintheir
workandreceivelowertestscores.Thissourceisreliableduetoitslistofreputable
references.EachofLevinsclaimsaresupportedbyatleastoneprofessionalstudyor
scholarlyarticle.Theintendedaudienceofthissourceisschooladministration,
especiallythosewhoarestartingschoolbreakfastprograms.

Nicklas,T.,Bao,W.,Webber,L.,&Berenson,G.(1993).Breakfastconsumptionaffects
adequacyoftotaldailyintakeinchildren.JournaloftheAmericanDietetic
Association,93(8),886891.RetrievedNovember11,2014
Inthisstudy,over460blackandwhite10yearoldgirlswereinterviewedtodetermine
theirbreakfastroutineoverthecourseofoneyear.Theauthorsfoundthatthosewho
ate
breakfasthadasignificantlyhigherlevelsofvitalnutrientsandmicronutrientsbefore
their
nextmeal.Thosewhohadskippedbreakfastnevermadeupthelossinnutrientsin
othermeals.Thoughthisstudywascompletedin1993(21yearsago),theinformation
stillappliestoday.Also,thesourceisanobjectivescientificresearchreportwith
legitimatequantitativedata.Itisthereforereliable.Theaudienceofthereportareother
medicalprofessionalswhodealwithadolescentnutrition.

Timlin,M.,Pereira,M.,Story,M.,&NeumarkSztainer,D.(2008).BreakfastEatingAnd
Weight
ChangeInA5YearProspectiveAnalysisOfAdolescents:ProjectEAT(EatingAmong
Teens).Pediatrics,121,E638E645.RetrievedNovember10,2014,from
Seattlecentral.edu
Inthisreport,breakfasthabitswerecomparedtoBMIratesinteensoverafiveyear
period.Theauthorsfoundthatbreakfastdirectlyaffectsfiberandcarbohydrateintake.
Also,breakfasthabitstendtocorrelatewithsocioeconomicstatus,ethnicity,and
physicalactivity.ThoughtheywerenotabletocompletelyconfirmhigherBMIswith
theactofskippingbreakfast(duetothevarietyofvariables),theystatethateating
breakfastregularlypromotedamorestabledietandhealthieradolescents.Thoughthe
studywasinconclusive,itdidprovidereasoningforwhyeatingregularbreakfastis
importanttoadolescenthealth.Thisstudyalsoincludedobjectiveandquantitative
researchaswellasdetailedandcurrentbackgroundinformation.Itis,therefore,
reliable.Thereportwasintendedforotherprofessionalsinterestedinadolescent
nutrition.