European International Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 3 No. 7 September, 2014 135 Effect of Breakfast Skipping on Cognitive Performance of Girls of Age 14-16 years 1 Mahnaz Nasir Khan Head of Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 2 Memoona Khalid Lecturer Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 3 Nasreen Kausar Lecturer Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 4 Samia Khalid Lecturer Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore Corresponding Author: Mahnaz Nasir Khan, Head of Food Science & Human Nutrition Department Kinnaird College, 93 Jail Road Lahore E-mail fshnkinnaird@gamil.com Abstract: Objective: The objectives of the proposed study are to study the effect of breakfast skipping on cognitive performance and to explore various factors relating to breakfast skipping and cognitive performance. Subjects/Methods: The study was a non-randomized controlled clinical trial on 56 participants in total which were divided into two groups of 28 participants each. The total number of respondents selected was 63 but incomplete data was omitted. Cognitive Ability (CogAt) Test was used to determine cognitive ability of the respondents and experimental and effect was measured in experimental and control groups. Data was collected after 60 minutes of administration of breakfast. Results: Verbal classification section has shown that breakfast skipping affects cognitive performance of girls and it has p value of 0.049. Other sections have insignificant values. Conclusions: The study has shown insignificant response to breakfast skipping and hypothesis has been rejected. Further research in the area is required for enhancing the scope of the study. Keywords: Breakfast, breakfast skipping, cognitive performance