Browsing Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences by Author "Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen"
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Associations between having breakfast and reading literacy achievement among Nordic primary school students
Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen; Ruge, Dorte; Leblanc, Marissa Erin; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Having breakfast is associated with improved diet quality, cognitive- and academic performance and can therefore positively impact learning and health, although the impact on reading literacy is unknown in the Nordic ... -
Breakfast and school lunch as pathways for enhancing educational outcomes and promoting public health
Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen (Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; 375, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Health and education are closely linked. Healthy students are suggested to be better learners (3). Healthy behaviors, including healthy diets, physical activity, and sufficient sleep, might provide optimal conditions for ... -
Effects of a free school meal on lunch habitsin Norwegian elementary school children The School Meal Project in Aust-Agder.
Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen (Master thesis, 2015)Norway has no national arrangement for a free served school meal. This has led to mainly two concerns: that many children may attend school without eating a healthy meal throughout the school day, and that many children ... -
Free school meals as an opportunity to target social equality, healthy eating, and school functioning: experiences from students and teachers in Norway
Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen; Johannessen, Berit; Barker, Mary; Hardy-Johnson, Polly; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
Possible effects of a free school meal on school environment : The School Meal Intervention in Norway
Illøkken, Kristine Engebretsen; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Johannessen, Berit; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Evidence suggests that a free school meal can improve children and adolescent diet, social environment, concentration, and school performance. This study aimed to investigate possible effects of a free, healthy school meal ...