Breakfast: To skip or not to skip? An evidence-based perspective on weight management and overall health

Of the three main meal opportunities in a typical day, breakfast has perhaps attracted the most debate. For decades, breakfast has often been described as “the most important meal of the day”—a meal that should never be missed. More recently, that message has been challenged. Intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating and different approaches to weight management have brought a very different question to the table: Do we actually need breakfast at all?