We Have Been Asking the Wrong Question about Breakfast

As a kid, you were probably indoctrinated with the same age-old nutritional wisdom that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

For a moment, forget the criticisms of your typical (unhealthy) breakfast and assume that everything you’re eating for your first meal of the day is healthy. Is breakfast essential? Is it the most important meal of the day?

Or — are those even the right questions to ask?

With all of the recent focus on intermittent fasting, you might be left wondering whether skipping breakfast is good for weight loss, heart-healthy, or even beneficial for longevity.

In this episode of That’s Healthy, Right? host Adam Bornstein looks at the behavioral research to uncover the one question you need to answer that will determine if you should be part of the breakfast club.

To ask a question, read the transcript, or learn more, visit bornfitness.com/thats-healthy-right.

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Resources:

Breakfast Is Not the Most Important Meal – Born Fitness
The role of breakfast In the treatment of obesity: a randomized clinical trial –
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The effectiveness of breakfast recommendations on weight loss: a randomized controlled trial — The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: A randomized controlled trial in lean adults — The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The Effects of Breakfast and Breakfast Composition on Cognition in Adults — Advances in Nutrition
'Dessert with breakfast diet' helps avoid weight regain by reducing cravings — Science Daily