Breakfast as cultural phenomenon and societal intervention. An analysis of the Breakfast Club at two schools in Malmö

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Regular breakfast habits are assumed to be important to reduce overweight and obesity. Meanwhile, breakfast is the socio-economically most diverged meal. Eating a hearty breakfast is even described as typically Swedish. What cultural notions of class and ethnicity are apparent as breakfast at the school is made into a health promotion activity?
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2011/01/012011/12/31