Yeah, I agree with your assessment here. The statement "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" is a bit hyperbolic given all of the nuances introduced. But, still, at the end of the day, clinical recommendations have to be made; and physicians have to talk to patients in a very straightforward and un-nuanced manner. I still think the adage, breakfast being the most important meal of the day, can ring true for most people; as placeholder advice to "try to eat more earlier". The statements are not synonymous as you've pointed out; but my goal was to plant a flag because I think most people throw the baby out with the bathwater when they decide to skip breakfast (i.e they tend to consume too many calories too late).