Breakfast has been hailed as the most important meal of the day for years, but not everyone buys into that. In fact, government data show that about 15% of American adults regularly skip breakfast. However, research consistently shows that eating breakfast can help with weight management and other health factors. And now, there’s one more thing to consider: It may lower the odds of cognitive decline as you get older.
That’s the major takeaway from a study published in the Journal of Neurorestoratology. For the study, researchers analyzed data from 859 older adults, 117 of which were considered regular breakfast skippers. The researchers gave the participants cognitive tests every 18 months, and also tested them for signs of neurodegeneration (the loss of brain and nervous system function). Some participants also had MRI scans at each visit to look at their brain volume.
The researchers discovered that people who regularly skipped breakfast had lower …