recent scientific research has revealed a shocking finding indicating that each hour of delay in eating breakfast is associated with a 6 percent increase in the risk of death among individuals over sixty
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these results reached by researchers from harvard and massachusetts general hospital open new horizons for understanding how eating patterns can be a window into a person’s overall health
dr hassan dashti a nutrition and chronobiology scientist at harvard medical school and massachusetts general hospital who led the study said breakfast timing may be an easily observable indicator of individuals general health status
he pointed out that shifts in meal timing can be used as an early warning to investigate underlying physical and mental health problems dr dashti analyzed data from around three thousand adults in the united kingdom with an average age of sixty four from a study affiliated with the university of manchester
participants reported their meal times and completed questionnaires about health and lifestyle over many years
researchers found that as people age they tend to delay both breakfast and dinner and that those who suffer from more health issues or have a genetic tendency to stay up late also tend to eat later
late breakfast was associated with physical and mental illnesses including fatigue oral health issues depression and anxiety
it was also associated with a slightly higher chance of death over a ten year follow up period
after adjusting for other factors such as age gender education level and lifestyle each hour of delay in breakfast was linked to a six percent increase in death risk
however the study authors emphasize that there is no direct cause and effect between late breakfast and death but only an association this means that eating breakfast late may not directly shorten lifespan but could indicate underlying health problems lifestyle patterns or biological differences affecting health which can be useful information for general practitioners
dashti said until now our understanding has been limited on how meal timing changes later in life and how these shifts relate to overall health and longevity our findings help fill this gap by showing that late meal timing especially delayed breakfast is associated with health challenges and increased risk of death among older adults these findings add new meaning to the saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day especially for older individuals
