Are you tired of hearing about how
breakfast is the most important
meal of the day? Well, this advice
probably not going to stop until
more of us start eating our morning
meals.
About 18 percent of males and 13
percent of females between the
ages of 35 and 54 are breakfast
skippers, according to a 2011 study
by the market research company
NPD group.
But the evidence that suggests that
breakfast is a meal not-to-be-
skipped is overwhelming. In fact, I
have never encountered a study
that suggests the opposite.
Here a look at some of the research
showing the possible benefits of
breakfast:
Diabetes: Skipping breakfast may
increase a woman’s diabetes risk,
according to a study published this
month in the American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition. Women who ate
breakfast an average of zero to six
times per week were at a higher risk
of developing type 2 diabetes than
women who ate breakfast every
day. [9 Meal Schedules: When to Eat
to Lose Weight]
Heart Disease: Eating breakfast was
associated with a lower incidence of
heart disease in men between ages
45 and 82, according to a July study
in the journal Circulation. The study
also found that skipping breakfast
was associated with hypertension,
insulin resistance and elevated
blood sugar levels.
Memory: A 2005 Journal of the
American Dietetic Association
review of 47 breakfast-related
studies found that eating breakfast
is likely to improve cognitive
function related to memory and test
grades. Translation: Eating breakfast
is a smart move!
Weight Loss: In one recent study,
people who ate breakfast as their
largest meal lost an average of 17.8
pounds over three months. The
other participants consumed the
same number of total calories per
day, but ate most of their calories at
dinner, according to the study
published in July in the journal
Obesity. The large-dinner group only
lost an average of 7.3 pounds each
over the same time period.
Healthy Bites appears weekly on
LiveScience. Deborah Herlax Enos is
a certified nutritionist and a health
coach and weight loss expert in the
Seattle area with more than 20
years of experience. Read more tips
on her blog, Health in a Hurry!
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