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Skipping breakfast makes people more likely to have health problems like too much belly fat, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar.

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Association of Skipping Breakfast with Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

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2025 Oct 3

This big study looked at many smaller studies and found that people who skip breakfast are more likely to have health problems like belly fat, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar — all signs of metabolic syndrome.

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This big study in Japan found that people who skip breakfast are more likely to have metabolic syndrome — meaning they’re more likely to have belly fat, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.

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Students who skip breakfast tend to have more belly fat, which is one of the main warning signs of metabolic syndrome — so skipping breakfast may be helping fat build up around the waist.

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