Skipping breakfast can lead to metabolic syndrome

 The results of a cross-sectional study that examined the frequency of staple foods and the relationship between skipping meals and metabolic syndrome in Korean adults have been published. Previously published papers point out that eating less frequently may increase the risk of metabolic syndrome.


In this study, we analyzed data from 22,699 adults from the 2016-2020 Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey, and investigated the association between staple meal frequency and skipping meals and metabolic syndrome.

Men who ate two meals a day were more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than men who ate three meals a day (odds ratio 1.16). Women who ate two meals a day and skipped breakfast were more likely to have elevated fasting blood glucose (odds ratio 1.18) and triglycerides (odds ratio 1.19). On the other hand, women who skipped dinner were less likely to have elevated fasting blood glucose levels (odds ratio 0.74). The researchers said meal frequency and skipped meals may be associated with metabolic syndrome, emphasizing the importance of eating breakfast to prevent metabolic syndrome.

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