Most common questions used to investigate
Are you looking to lose weight?
Do you want to make healthy choices throughout the day?
Do you have diabetes or blood glucose fluctuations?
Do you have an early dinner?
Do you believe in intermittent fasting?
Do you wish to stick to your circadian rhythm?
Common conclusions
If you're looking to lose weight, you should stay away from breakfast as many studies show that breakfast increases the calorie content you consume throughout the day. Ideally, two meals are enough to sustain your body and to nourish it, provided you include lots of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables in the two meals. Adding breakfast only increases the calorie count, so avoid it, if you want to lose weight. On the other hand, if you want to gain weight, go for it by all means.
As ironic as it may sound, eating breakfast tends to impact the food choices you make throughout the day. Research shows that when you have breakfast, you tend to make healthy choices for lunch, dinner, and snacks as your craving goes down. While there has been a lot of debate in this area, observe a pattern, and see if you tend to choose healthy foods when you eat a hearty breakfast.
People with diabetes and blood glucose fluctuations should have breakfast to normalize their glucose levels in the morning. This gives them the required energy to go on throughout the day. If you take this option, watch for your calorie intake and make sure that all your three meals are reasonably small in size to avoid other lifestyle-related problems such as obesity and heart attacks.
If you have an early and light dinner, typically before 7 pm, you may need breakfast as you would have gone without food for about 12 hours. Again, if you can go longer, you can delay or skip, but ideally, have at least a cup of coffee or tea and something light like a toast.
Intermittent fasting is a concept that is catching up with the world's dietitians and fitness enthusiasts. In this type of diet, you fast typically about 14 hours and have one or two meals within the next 10 hours. Some people even go on for a bit longer, up to 16 hours or so. If you believe this is good for your health and want to try it, you don't need breakfast. Just stick to lunch and dinner.
If you wish to stick to your body's circadian rhythm or body clock, you must have breakfast and lunch. You can choose to skip dinner or have it early because your metabolism tends to be higher throughout the day, so you'll burn more calories than say evening or night.
Look at other considerations and decide if breakfast is really suited for your health goals and lifestyle. Remember, there's nothing wrong with skipping breakfast if you can get good nutrients from the other two meals.
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