But after a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study showed that
overweight breakfast eaters weren't any more likely to slim down than those who skipped it, many were left wondering if they should bother, after all.
Not exact matches
Results: «The proportion of
overweight / obesity was higher among
breakfast skippers (boys: 43.9 %, girls: 30.5 %) than regular
breakfast eaters (boys: 31.2 %, girls: 22.7 %)....
Compared to regular
breakfast eaters, primary school boys who skipped
breakfast were 1.71 times (95 % CI = 1.26 - 2.32, p = 0.001) more likely to be
overweight / obese, while the risk was lower in primary school girls (OR = 1.36, 95 % CI = 1.02 - 1.81, p = 0.039) and secondary school girls (OR = 1.38, 95 % CI = 1.01 - 1.90, p = 0.044).»
A meta - analysis of 47 studies into the effects of
breakfast skipping found that children who miss
breakfast are more likely to be
overweight than
breakfast eaters.