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Movement behaviours, breakfast consumption, and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents

Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors volume 1, Article number: 4 (2022) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

It is recommended that children and adolescents spend ≥ 60 min per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, ≤ 2 h per day of recreational screen time, and 9–11 h of sleep per night for school-aged children or 8–10 h per night for adolescents. The objective of this study was to examine the associations of compliance with physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations with the frequencies of breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents.

Methods

Data from a cross-sectional and province-wide survey of students in grades 7–12 in Ontario (Canada) were used for this analysis (n = 12,759 students; 15.2 ± 1.8 years; 56% females). Movement behaviours and eating habits were self-reported. Multivariable ordered logistic regression analyses were adjusted for age, sex, ethnoracial background, subjective socioeconomic status, and body mass index z-score.

Results

Compliance with all three recommendations was associated with more frequent breakfast consumption (OR: 2.77; 95% CI: 2.17–3.55) and fruit and vegetable intake (OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 2.41–3.62) compared with compliance with none of the recommendations. Compliance with the different combinations of recommendations was also associated with more frequent breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake, with some exceptions. There was a dose–response gradient between the number of recommendations met (3 > 2 > 1) and more frequent breakfast consumption (p < 0.001) and fruit and vegetable intake (p < 0.001), with compliance with all three recommendations being the best combination.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations is associated with more frequent breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents.

Introduction

Adolescence is the transitional stage from childhood to adulthood that occurs between ages 13 and 19. It is a time of significant physical, emotional, psychological, social, and mental changes and growth [1, 2]. Nutritional needs during adolescence are increased because of the rapid growth and changes in body composition associated with puberty [3]. However, research has shown that healthy eating behaviours become less common during adolescence, with a decrease in the frequency of breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake [4, 5]. While not being offered breakfast and fruits and vegetables may be a reason for not eating them in younger children, a body of research has reported a variety of other reasons amongst adolescents, such as lack of time in the morning, not feeling hungry, and/or for weight control [6, 7].

Breakfast has been identified as the most important meal of the day, and its regular consumption has been associated with a wide range of positive health and cognitive outcomes [8, 9]. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children and adolescents consume breakfast for healthier body weights, improved nutrition, better memory, better test scores, and better attention spans [10]. Similarly, the consumption of fruits and vegetables is a primary component of a healthy dietary pattern [11]. It provides an essential source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and has been indicated to reduce the risk of heart diseases, digestive problems, and some types of cancer [11, 12]. Healthy eating behaviour, such as adherence to the Mediterranean diet which is characterised by high consumption of fruits and vegetables and other healthy components (such as bread, legumes, nuts and seeds, a low intake of red meat, a low-to-moderate consumption of wine, fish and poultry, and the use of olive oil as the principal source of fat [13]) has also been associated with positive academic performance among adolescents [14,15,16]. Identifying factors that could foster healthy eating behaviours among adolescents is necessary because the latter contributes to maintaining a healthy weight, promotes health, optimizes growth, and improves physical and intellectual development across the lifespan.

Research has shown that healthy movement behaviours, such as active living and better sleep, are associated with healthy eating habits among adolescents [17, 18]. Likewise, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are associated with unhealthy eating habits [18, 19]. For example, Zakrzewski-Fruer et al. [20] found that frequent breakfast consumption was associated with higher physical activity time and lower sedentary time in the morning when compared with rare breakfast consumption in a multinational sample of children aged 9–11 years. Silva and Silva [21] found that low levels of physical activity were associated with inadequate fruit and vegetable intake in a sample of more than 2000 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years in Brazil. In a systematic review of 53 studies, Pearson and Biddle [22] found that sedentary behaviour, usually assessed as screen time and predominantly TV viewing, was associated with unhealthy dietary behaviours in children, adolescents, and adults, including lower fruit and vegetable consumption; higher consumption of energy-dense snacks, drinks, and fast foods; and higher total energy intake. With respect to sleep duration, Bel et al. [23] found that short sleep duration was associated with lower dietary quality in a sample of more than 1500 European adolescents.

An important limitation of the available evidence in this field of investigation is that movement behaviours (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep duration) have been mainly examined individually and in isolation of each other in relation to dietary behaviours. The Canadian 24-h movement guidelines for children and adolescents represent a new movement paradigm that emphasizes the integration of all movement behaviours occurring over a whole day, shifting the focus from the individual components to the whole [24]. These guidelines recommend that children and adolescents accumulate at least 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day, limit their recreational screen time to no more than two hours per day, and have an uninterrupted 9 to 11 h of sleep per night for children aged 5 to 13 years or 8 to 10 h of sleep per night for adolescents aged 14 to 17 years [24]. In a study of more than 5800 children aged 9 to 11 years from 12 countries around the world, Thivel et al. [25] found that compliance with the 24-h movement guidelines was associated with better dietary patterns using a composite score. However, the association between compliance with physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations with specific eating behaviour indicators among adolescents, such as frequency of breakfast consumption and/or fruit and vegetable intake, is largely unknown. Investigating the relationship between compliance with physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations with eating behaviours among adolescents is crucial because the latter can directly influence adolescent development and well-being. More importantly, whether the combination of movement behaviours is most strongly associated with eating behaviours compared to adhering to single movement behaviours can help provide further support to the Canadian 24-h movement guidelines.

Therefore, this study aims to examine the association between compliance with combinations of the current recommendations for physical activity, recreational screen time, and sleep duration with consumption frequency of breakfast and fruits and vegetables among adolescents in Ontario, Canada. We hypothesized that adherence to the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations would be associated with more frequent breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake.

Methods

Sample and design

Data were derived from the 2019 cycle of the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS), a repeated cross-sectional survey of students in grades 7 through 12 in publicly funded schools in Ontario, Canada [26]. OSDUHS has been administered biennially in a random sample of Ontario schools since 1977. This research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and ethics approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Boards of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and York University, as well as 31 school board research review committees. All students gave their signed assent in addition to parentally signed consent for those aged under 18 years before they participated in the study. The study design and methods are described in greater detail elsewhere [26].

The survey uses a stratified two-stage cluster design (school, class) and involved students from 47 school boards, 263 schools, and 992 classrooms in the 2019 cycle. A total of 14,142 students aged 11 to 20 years completed an anonymous self-administered pen and paper questionnaire in class [26]. The student participation rate was 59%, which is considered above average for a student survey that required active consent from a parent or guardian [27]. Students were lost due to absenteeism (12%), and to either unreturned consent forms or parental refusal (29%). Participants were excluded from current analyses if they were missing information on any of the variables included in the present study. This left a final analytic sample of 12,759 students. Participants with missing data were more likely to be males, in lower grades, and of White and Black ethnoracial backgrounds. Proportions, medians, and means were used to describe the data.

Measures

Dependent variables

Frequency of consumption of breakfast and fruits and vegetables was measured using items that were adapted from the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) [28] and the World Health Organization's Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study [29]. These international surveys have demonstrated a high test–retest reliability amongst middle and high school students [30,31,32]. Their breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetables intake measures have been widely used in research [4, 33, 34].

Breakfast consumption was measured using a question that asked participants to indicate the number of days they ate breakfast over the past five school days. Response options ranged from 1 (none) to 4 (all five days) and were treated as an ordinal variable, such that higher scores indicate more frequent consumption of breakfast.

Fruit and vegetable consumption was measured using a question that asked participants to indicate the number of times they eat fruits and vegetables on an average day. Response options ranged from 1 (0 times a day) to 7 (6 or more times a day) and were treated as an ordinal variable, so that higher scores indicate more frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Independent variables

Physical activity was measured using a question that asked participants to indicate on how many days they were physically active for a daily total of at least 60 min over the past 7 days. All durations spent in any types of physical activity that increased heart rate and made breathing hard some of the time were captured. Some examples of physical activity were provided, including running, brisk walking, biking, rollerblading, skateboarding, dancing, swimming, football, basketball, and soccer. Participants were also asked to include both activities that happened at school and outside of school. Response options ranged from 0 to 7 days. For analysis purpose, students who indicated “7 days” were considered compliant with the physical activity recommendation [24]. Those who indicated less than 7 days were considered non-compliant with the physical activity recommendation. Using a sample of 123 Australian adolescents from three secondary schools, Scott et al. [35] found that a single-item measure can provide a reliable and valid assessment of youth physical activity relative to the existing Oxford Physical Activity Questionnaire (OPAQ) and accelerometry measures [35].

Screen time was measured using a question that asked respondents to report their daily average number of hours spent playing video games, watching TV, movies, or videos, texting, messaging, posting, or surfing the Internet during their leisure time over the past 7 days. This includes time on any screen, such as a TV, computer, tablet, smartphone, gaming device, or wearable technology. Participants who reported 2 h per day or less of screen time were considered compliant with the screen time recommendation [24]. Those who exceeded 2 h per day were deemed non-compliant with the screen time recommendation. Self-reported measures of screen time during leisure time have been indicated to have good psychometric properties among children and adolescents [36, 37]. For example, Schmitz et al. [37] found that the YRBSS weekday television viewing question, weekend television viewing, average television viewing, and computer use, had adequate reliability and validity for surveillance in a sample of 245 US middle school students.

Sleep duration was measured using a question that asked participants to indicate the average number of hours of sleep they get on school nights. Students who reported a sleep duration within the recommended ranges by age groups (9 to 11 h of sleep per night for those aged 11 to 13 years; 8 to 10 h of sleep per night for those aged 14 to 17 years, or 7 to 9 h of sleep per night for those aged 18 years or older) were considered compliant with the sleep duration recommendation. Those who reported a sleep duration outside the range for their age group were considered non-compliant with the sleep duration recommendation [24, 38]. In their systematic review of criterion validation of sleep time questionnaires for children and adolescents (considering accelerometers as the reference method), Nascimento-Ferreira et al. [39] found that self-reported items for sleep duration have good reliability and validity in this age group [39].

Covariates

Covariates included in the analyses were age (measured in years), sex (females or males), ethnoracial background (including White, Black, East/Southeast Asian, South Asian, or other), subjective socioeconomic status (SES), and body mass index (BMI) z-score. Subjective SES was assessed using an adapted version of the MacArthur Scale for Subjective Social Status [40, 41]. The MacArthur Scale has been identified as a good measure of subjective social status [41]. BMI (kilograms/meters2) was calculated using self-reported body mass (kilograms) and height (meters), and after that, converted into z-scores based on the World Health Organization (WHO) reference data [42].

Data analysis

All statistical analyses were conducted using Stata 16.0 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX, USA). Taylor series linearization methods were employed to adjust for the cluster sampling design of the OSDUHS. Sex differences were examined by a design-adjusted Rao-Scott F-test statistic for categorical variables and an adjusted Wald test for continuous variables. Two-way interactions between compliance with the 24-h movement guidelines with consumption frequency of breakfast and fruits and vegetables were not significant. Univariable and multivariable ordered logistic regression models were used to examine the associations of compliance with the 24-h movement guidelines with consumption frequency of breakfast and fruits and vegetables. Models were adjusted for age, sex, ethnoracial background, subjective socioeconomic status, and BMI z-score. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for both the unadjusted (Model 1) and adjusted (Model 2) models are presented.

Results

Descriptive statistics provided in Table 1 indicate that more than half of the sample was females and 50% were of White ethnoracial background. Overall, 21% of participants met the physical activity recommendation, 24% met the screen time recommendation, and 33% met the sleep duration recommendation. Only 3.6% of participants met all three recommendations, whereas nearly 44.6% met none of the recommendations. Males were more compliant with the physical activity (p < 0.001), screen time (p < 0.05), and sleep duration (p < 0.001) recommendations than females. They were also more compliant with all three recommendations than females (p < 0.001). The median frequencies of breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake were identical among females and males.

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants
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Results from the univariable and multivariable ordered logistic regression models examining the association of compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations with breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake are summarized in Table 2. After adjustment for covariates, results indicate that compliance with all three recommendations was associated with more frequent breakfast consumption (OR: 2.77; 95% CI: 2.17–3.55) and fruit and vegetable intake (OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 2.41–3.62) compared to compliance with none of the recommendations. Compliance with the different combinations of recommendations was also associated with more frequent breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake compared with none of the recommendations, with some exceptions. Compliance with the physical activity recommendation only or the screen time recommendation only was not associated with the frequency of breakfast consumption. Compliance with the screen time recommendation only was not associated with fruit and vegetable intake.

Table 2 Results of the ordered logistic regression analysis of the associations of compliance with different combinations of movement behaviour recommendations with breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents (N = 12,759)
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Table 3 presents results of the univariable and multivariable ordered logistic regression models examining the association between the number of movement behaviour recommendations met with breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake. After adjustment for covariates, results indicate that there was a dose–response relationship between the number of recommendations achieved by the students (3 > 2 > 1) and more frequent consumption of breakfast (p < 0.001) and fruits and vegetables (p < 0.001).

Table 3 Results of the ordered logistic regression analysis of the associations of number of movement behaviour recommendations met with breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents (N = 12,759)
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Discussion

This study examined the associations of compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations with frequency of breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake in a province-wide representative sample of adolescents. Results showed that compliance with all three recommendations was associated with more frequent breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake. There was a dose–response relationship between the number of recommendations achieved and more frequent consumption of breakfast and fruits and vegetables, with compliance with all three recommendations being the combination most strongly associated with the outcomes. These findings suggest that compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations is a significant correlate of frequent breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents.

Many studies have investigated the relationships between physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration with eating behaviours including breakfast consumption and eating fruits and vegetables [17,18,19,20,21,22,23], though most of them considered movement behaviours individually and in isolation of each other, ignoring the intrinsic and empirical interactions between these co-dependent behaviours. There is only one study by Thivel et al. [25] we are aware of that has investigated dietary patterns in the context of compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations. They found that compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations was associated with better dietary patterns (composite scores) in a sample of more than 5800 children aged 9 to 11 years from 12 countries around the world. Thivel et al. used objective measures of physical activity and sleep duration, which provides more precise estimates of these movement behaviours. Nevertheless, our results provide evidence of associations between compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations and specific eating behaviour indicators, including frequency of breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents. Research has identified adolescence as a nutritionally vulnerable time period [43], thus supporting the need for a better understanding of important lifestyle factors associated with eating behaviours in this age group.

Several mechanisms could explain the associations of physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration with unhealthy eating behaviours among adolescents. Physical inactivity and unhealthy eating behaviours are major contributors of excess weight and obesity in children and adolescents [44]. Regular physical activity may reduce levels of the body's stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol [45] and improve mood [46,47,48], and subsequently decrease the chance of unhealthy eating behaviours. It also improves secretion of endorphins, which are chemicals in the brain that are the body's natural painkillers and mood elevators [49]. Regular physical activity also helps build confidence by improving body image, and thus reducing risk of unhealthy eating or disordered eating [48, 50]. Physical activity also generates a sense of accomplishment that boosts confidence and puts one’s mind in a more positive state that could favour making other healthy choices [51].

The link between screen time and unhealthy eating behaviours could be explained by several factors, including unhealthy eating behaviour as (1) a direct consequence of food advertising on electronic media platforms; (2) a concurrent activity to recreational screen time; (3) a consequence of body weight concerns; and (4) a result of displacement of available time for healthy eating. Food advertising plays an important role in food choices and preferences among youth. Research has shown that exposure to food advertisements on electronic media increases food intake in children and alters their eating choices and behaviours [52,53,54]. Evidence has also shown that excessive screen time is associated with more sweets and soft drinks consumption, and less frequent consumption of breakfast and fruits and vegetables [55,56,57,58]. Excessive screen time has been associated with body image concerns among adolescents [59,60,61], which in turn is associated with disordered eating [62]. Another possible explanation of the link between high screen time levels and unhealthy eating behaviours, such as skipping breakfast, is related to the displacement of other activities [63]. It is possible that excessive screen time directly decreases the amount of discretionary time available for eating breakfast.

Short sleep duration can lead to a dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis involving changes in cortisol secretion [64], which, in turn, increases stress [65] and affects eating behaviours. Research has shown that children and adolescents experiencing stress are more likely to adopt unhealthy eating habits, such as intake of high energy-dense (fatty) foods, snacking, skipping breakfast, and eating less fruits and vegetables [66,67,68]. It is also possible that short sleep offers more time and opportunities to eat unhealthy food, especially late at night when coupled with screen time activities. Evidence has shown that extending sleep duration among short sleepers facilitates appetite control and helps with controlling body weight [69].

Taken together, the mechanisms explaining the collective relations of all three movement behaviours with breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents could rely on different combinations of the aforementioned mechanisms. It is also possible that individuals who meet all three movement behaviour recommendations are more prone to make other healthy choices, as they might also be more likely to adopt healthier eating behaviours for optimal health benefits. Our findings suggest that health promotion approaches that address all three movement behaviours concurrently instead of single behaviours may bring about more health benefits as these behaviours are codependent and interact with one another [70].

Several limitations of this study should be considered. First, the cross-sectional nature of the data prevents inferences of causality between compliance with the movement behaviours and consumption frequency of breakfast and fruits and vegetables. Future research using a longitudinal design is needed to better ascertain directionality of findings. Second, the data are self-reported and may therefore be affected by recall and desirability biases. Despite these limitations of self-reported measures of movement behaviours, they have been indicated to have good validity in comparison with objective tools in children and adolescents [35,36,37, 39]. Third, there is a possibility of residual confounding by unmeasured variables (e.g., dieting, being an athlete, medication use, chronic conditions), which is always a possibility in epidemiology. Fourth, the response rate in the 2019 OSDUHS was relatively low at 59%, which could have induced nonresponse bias. However, a comparison of selected characteristics in classes in which the class participation rate was low with those in which the rate was higher suggested no compelling evidence that the nonparticipation rate produced appreciable bias [26]. Another limitation is related to the failure to account for any family-related confounders in the analysis. Although adolescents do gain a certain level of autonomy, they are still influenced by parental decisions, values, and practices. Future research is therefore needed to adjust for possible effect of family-related confounders. Finally, this study includes students in grades 7 to 12 within the publicly funded school system in Ontario and is not representative of all students in Canada.

Conclusion

Compliance with the physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration recommendations was associated with more frequent consumption of breakfast and fruits and vegetables in a representative sample of adolescents in Ontario, Canada. Compliance with all three movement behaviour recommendations was more strongly associated with more frequent consumption of breakfast and fruits and vegetables, while compliance with two guideline recommendations being better than compliance with one, and compliance with one being better than compliance with none. These findings provide further support to the 24-h movement guidelines for general health. Ongoing intervention efforts and messages should encourage adolescents to increase their engagement in MVPA, reduce their recreational screen time, and get a sufficient amount of sleep each day. Further research using prospective data is needed to confirm causality.

Availability of data and materials

Due to institutional restrictions data cannot be made available in the manuscript, the supplemental files, or a public repository. Data are available to all researchers after an institutional application is approved. To access data contact osduhs@camh.ca for further instructions.

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Sampasa-Kanyinga, H., Hamilton, H.A. & Chaput, JP. Movement behaviours, breakfast consumption, and fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents. JASSB 1, 4 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s44167-022-00001-5

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