Breakfast is the first meal of a day, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day’s work. The word literally refers to breaking the fasting period of the prior night.
There is a strong tendency for one or more “typical”, or “traditional”, breakfast menus to exist in most places, but the composition of this varies widely from place to place, and has varied over time, so that globally a very wide range of preparations and ingredients are now associated with breakfast.
With breakfast commonly referred to as “the most important meal of the day”, particularly for children, some epidemiological research indicates that having a breakfast might lower risk of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases. While current professional opinions are largely in favor of eating breakfast, some contest its “most important” status. The influence of breakfast on managing body weight is unclear.
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