> The health benefit of breakfast has now been completely debunked by a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials that investigated the impact of skipping breakfast on weight and metabolic rate. The studies vary widely in duration and quality, and seven looked at changes in weight as well as changes in energy usage. Their conclusion is the same as in recent reviews that have been largely ignored, namely, there is no evidence to support the claim that skipping meals makes you put on weight or adversely reduces your resting metabolic rate.
I found a bunch of others, but in any case, do whatever works for you, is my advice.
It's also not unusual for science to regularly swing between opposing viewpoints on dietary matters every decade or so. There are certainly many examples of this in my own lifetime.
I am linking about cancer and cardiovascular disease and mortality, whereas you're linking about weight. Weight is something that anyone can trivially measure and then adjust one's lifestyle accordingly. The others are not. The outcomes for cancer and CVD hold significantly more weight for obvious reasons.
But, here are some overall counterpoints for the majority of the population:
How lobbyists made breakfast 'the most important meal of the day' - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/28/breakfa...
https://theprint.in/science/scientists-got-it-wrong-breakfas...
> The health benefit of breakfast has now been completely debunked by a new systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials that investigated the impact of skipping breakfast on weight and metabolic rate. The studies vary widely in duration and quality, and seven looked at changes in weight as well as changes in energy usage. Their conclusion is the same as in recent reviews that have been largely ignored, namely, there is no evidence to support the claim that skipping meals makes you put on weight or adversely reduces your resting metabolic rate.
I found a bunch of others, but in any case, do whatever works for you, is my advice.
It's also not unusual for science to regularly swing between opposing viewpoints on dietary matters every decade or so. There are certainly many examples of this in my own lifetime.