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Regular breakfast consumption is a common characteristic among individuals who successfully maintain long-term weight loss, though it is not strictly necessary for success.
If you are trying to maintain weight loss, consider eating breakfast regularly. While you don't have to if you don't want to, 78% of people who successfully keep weight off do eat breakfast every day. It might help you stay consistent with your diet and physical activity.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
Eating breakfast is a characteristic common to successful weight loss maintainers and may be a factor in their success.
Why this rating
Cross-sectional observational study of a self-selected registry; cannot establish causality.
Source
Long‐Term Weight Loss and Breakfast in Subjects in the National Weight Control Registry
Holly R. Wyatt et al. · Obesity Research · 2002
DOI 10.1038/oby.2002.13
cross_sectional · n=2959Cited 289×
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