The link between skipping breakfast and health problems isn't the same everywhere — it's stronger in some countries than others, probably because of different diets or lifestyles.

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

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

2025 Oct 3

This study says skipping breakfast is bad for everyone’s health and increases metabolic syndrome risk, but it doesn’t say whether this is true for some countries more than others — so it doesn’t support the idea that the effect varies by culture or region.

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

Score: 45

DOI: 10.3390/nu17193155

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People who skip breakfast are slightly more likely to have a group of health problems like high blood pressure, belly fat, and high blood sugar than those who eat breakfast.

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Even when the study with the weirdest results was removed, skipping breakfast still showed a link to metabolic syndrome — so the main finding is reliable.

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The link between skipping breakfast and metabolic syndrome is a bit stronger when the diagnosis includes diabetes or high fasting blood sugar, compared to just high fasting sugar alone.

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Skipping breakfast is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and its components, including abdominal obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia.

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The studies included were well done, so the link between skipping breakfast and health problems is probably real and not just due to bad study design.

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