TABLE 2.
Summary of findings for the acute effects of breakfast compared with no breakfast on cognition in children and adolescents (n = 24 studies)1
| Acute effect of breakfast vs. no breakfast |
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| Cognitive domain | Total studies | Advantage of breakfast | No effect | Advantage of no breakfast |
| Attention | 21 | 13 | 14 | 3 |
| Memory | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Executive function | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Psychomotor function | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Language | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 32 | 34 | 9 |
1
Studies assessed >1 cognitive domain and/or administered >1 measure within the same domain.