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Skipping breakfast is associated with higher energy and carbohydrate intake at dinner, which correlates with overweight/obesity in children.

If you skip breakfast, be aware that you may be compensating by eating more, especially carbohydrates, at dinner. This pattern is linked to higher rates of overweight in children. Consider eating a small breakfast to stabilize intake throughout the day.

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Furthermore, overweight/obesity in breakfast skippers was related to a higher energy and carbohydrate intake at dinner(41).
Suzana Almoosawi et al. · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2016

Why this rating

Based on a longitudinal study of children, observational data showing association.

Source

Chrono-nutrition: a review of current evidence from observational studies on global trends in time-of-day of energy intake and its association with obesity

Suzana Almoosawi et al. · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · 2016

DOI 10.1017/s0029665116000306

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