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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine knowledge, breakfast consumption and health status among graduate students attending Chiang Mai University. The sample of 80 graduate students was selected by purposive sampling based on specific criteria. The data was collected by a questionnaire consisting of four parts, including general information, breakfast knowledge, breakfast consumption and health status. The content validity has been approved by three luminaries. The data show that index of item objective congruence (IOC) was 1.0 for all items and reliability of questionnaire based on Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient was 0.7. The data was analyzed by mean, percentage, frequency distribution and standard deviation. The results of this study showed that 43.75 percent of the sample has a moderate level of breakfast knowledge and 23.75 percent has a low level of breakfast knowledge. The frequencies of breakfast consumption were at a good level, with an average 2.23. However, the overall of breakfast consumption volume of carbohydrate sources was a lower-than-standard level of consumption. Fifty-five (55.00) percent of the sample has a normal body health status, evaluated based on Body Mass Index (BMI). The mental health statuses, evaluated by Mental Health Indicator, showed 50.00 percent of samples fell in the normal range and 47.50 percent of samples have a low level of stress.