Breakfast and psychosocial behavioural problems in young population: The role of status, place, and habits

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in Pakistan, particularly affecting school-aged children, involves both undernutrition and overnutrition within the same group. This issue is driven by changes in diet, socioeconomic conditions, and lifestyle due to rapid urbanization. Akhtar et al. (2024) conducted this work to ascertain the prevalence of underweight and overweight pupils in Multan, […]

This study by Shi et al. (2024) examined how psychosocial characteristics influence eating habits among Chinese school-age teenagers. In a cross-sectional survey, 7,862 teenagers from 100 schools in Shandong, China participated. The participants’ average age was 13.18 ± 1.15 years, with 48.5% being boys. Most participants (97.90%) were Han Chinese, and nearly half (50.90%) lived […]