People Who Skip Breakfast More Likely To Gain Weight – Study

A new study has revealed that people who do not eat breakfast are more likely to gain weight and have larger waists.

Kevin Smith from Mayo Clinic in the United States led the study, titled “Frequency of Breakfast Consumption, Obesity and Weight Gain,” which was published online.

The study focused on the breakfast habits of 347 people from 2005 to 2017.

It shows that 26.7 per cent of people who do not eat breakfast were obese, compared with 10.9 per cent of those who ate it frequently.

According to the study, those who never ate breakfast self-reported the greatest weight gain over the past year.

Participants, who needed to have the same breakfast routine for two or more years, reported their frequency of breakfast.

They were coded as “infrequent” if they had breakfast one to four times a week, and “frequent” if they had it five to seven times a week.

It was also learned that people who missed their breakfast had an average waist of 97.5 cm, 9.8 cm larger than those who had it five to seven times a week, even when age, gender and body mass were considered.

“Infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with indices of central obesity and weight gain, with these associations being more evident in individuals who never eat breakfast,” the study said.

“Our findings on healthy adults are consistent with prior observations in the young, corroborating the concept that regular consumption of this meal is an important and independent contributor of healthy weight at all ages.”





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