Eating breakfast could have other important effects, they said, like improved concentration and attentiveness in children. People should now accept that skipping breakfast is not harmfulHowever, Nestle (who isn’t much of a breakfast eater herself) has long argued many breakfast studies were sponsored by cereal companies, which have an obvious vested interested in the outcomes. “These almost invariably concluded that eating breakfast helped control body weight,” Nestle said in an email. “It’s perfectly possible to maintain a healthy weight whether you do or do not eat breakfast,” Nestle said. The studies — all in adults — looked at the effect of eating breakfast on weight change and calorie intake.

Source: National Post February 05, 2019 12:00 UTC