Scientists discovered that eating breakfast later is tied to depression, fatigue, sleep problems, and increased risk of death Researchers at Mass General Brigham studied data from 2,945 UK adults aged 42-94 over more than 20 years.
The study found that as older adults age, they eat breakfast and dinner later while narrowing their daily eating window.
Each additional hour delay in breakfast was associated with an 8 percent increased risk of death Lead author Dr. Hassan Dashti said meal timing changes could serve as an easy health marker.
These findings add new meaning to “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” especially for older individuals The research has important implications as time-restricted eating and intermittent fasting gain popularity.
Results were published in Communications Medicine.
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