Skipping breakfast may damage arteries 

Are you in the habit of missing your breakfast everyday? Beware, you may be at an increased risk of atherosclerosis, a condition in which the arteries tend to harden and narrow due to a build-up of plaque, researchers have warned.

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• On the other hand, eating a healthy breakfast has been shown to promote greater heart health, including healthier weight and cholesterol.
• The study showed that atherosclerosis was observed with more frequency among people who skipped breakfast.
• And was also higher in participants who consumed low-energy breakfasts compared to breakfast consumers.
• Importantly, people who skipped breakfast had the greatest waist circumference.
• In addition,body mass index, blood pressure, blood lipids and fasting glucose levels.
• Participants who skipped breakfast were more likely to have an overall unhealthy lifestyle.

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• Including poor overall diet, frequent alcohol consumption and smoking.
• They were also more likely to be hypertensive and overweight or obese.
• Additionally, cardiometabolic risk markers were more prevalent in those who skipped breakfast and low-energy breakfast consumers compared to breakfast consumers.
• “People who regularly skip breakfast likely have an overall unhealthy lifestyle,” said Researchers.
• “This study provides evidence that this is one bad habit people can proactively change to reduce their risk for heart disease,”Expert added.
• For the study the team in Madrid examined 4,052 male and female volunteers who were free from cardiovascular or chronic kidney disease.
• Of these, 2.9 per cent skipped breakfast.
• In addition,69.4 per cent were low-energy breakfast consumers and 27.7 per cent were breakfast consumers.

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