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This study investigated associations between skipping breakfast, child's BMI and mother's BMI in a large cohort of Australian children.

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Evidence supporting the association between skipping breakfast and children's body mass index (BMI) has been widely reported, and some consideration has been given to children aged 2-5 years. However, no evidence has considered an association between children skipping breakfast and mother's BMI.

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This page is a summary of: Skipping breakfast in early childhood and its associations with maternal and child BMI: a study of 2–5-year-old Australian children, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 2015, Nature,
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.184.
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