Do you get cardiovascular disease if you don't eat breakfast?

Many people know that
Breakfast
is important, and a study by
America
found that people who had never eaten breakfast had a significant increase in all deaths and cardiovascular deaths, especially from stroke. However, many people inevitably sometimes ignore or even miss breakfast, do not eat breakfast is really so harmful?
let's look at the research in the United States. For the study, researchers followed 6,550 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Survey for 18 years. The results showed that people who never ate breakfast had an 87 percent increased risk of cardiovascular death, a 19 percent increased risk of death and a 239 percent increased risk of stroke, taking into account socioethical status, race, age, gender, diet and lifestyle, weight, and cardiovascular risk factors.
, however, the study is limited and people need not worry too much. First, this is a forward-looking cohort study that looked at observations and found only correlations, not causation. In other words, it cannot be proved that eating breakfast is the direct cause of cardiovascular disease. Second, in general, people who insist on eating breakfast every day pay more attention to their health and may have other good habits, such as not smoking, not drinking, working out regularly, not staying up late, etc. In addition, while studies have shown an 87 percent increase in the risk of cardiovascular death, the actual increase in the number of cases is not significant -- only 41 cases were detected in the 18-year observational study.
it's worth noting that sometimes we can't assume that people who eat breakfast are healthier. If you have oily pancakes and hamburger fries for breakfast, this doesn't count as a healthy diet. And whether the diet is healthy needs to observe the long-term diet situation, can not just see a meal do not eat or eat how well.
, the factors that cause cardiovascular disease are very complex. For example, smoking and drinking, not exercise, too much salt, etc.
, would you like to eat no breakfast? As the pace of life is accelerating, more and more people are neglecting breakfast. Although not eating breakfast does not necessarily lead to cardiovascular disease, but still recommend that you try to stick to breakfast.
breakfast is part of a daily diet, and eating it every day is a healthy lifestyle promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Breakfast, as the first meal of the day, is essential for dietary nutrition, health and work or study efficiency. Breakfast from the previous meal the longest time, energy consumption, if not replenished in time, there will be hunger, resulting in reduced brain excitability, slow response, inattment, affecting work and learning efficiency.
of studies have also shown that regular breakfast is good for your health. Many other studies have found a negative correlation between regular breakfast and obesity and cardiovascular disease. China's dietary guidelines also point out that a reasonable diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, and regular breakfast is also part of a reasonable diet, so it is important.
, many people don't eat well enough for breakfast. According to the Report on the State of Chinese Residents' Breakfast Diet, 35% of Chinese people can't eat breakfast every day, and even if they can eat breakfast, many people eat unhealthy food, 55% of people eat less than 3 kinds of food for breakfast every day, and 42% of people take 10 minutes to get it done, it is difficult to achieve a balanced diet.
fact, the basic principle of a healthy breakfast is: try to ensure that the variety of food, nutrition and reasonable combination.
this, it is recommended to start from two aspects: First, breakfast should be full. In general, breakfast is recommended to provide 25 to 30 percent of the total energy throughout the day to ensure work and study efficiency throughout the morning. So try to have as much breakfast as possible. Second, have a good breakfast. The good here means that the nutritional value of breakfast is better. To provide the body with a wealth of nutrition, breakfast is best to contain vegetables, fruits, whole grains and egg milk and other foods, in order to ensure a balanced nutrition. For example, if you're used to eating soy milk bars every day, you might as well add bananas or apples, and if you're eating white porridge and bread every day, you might as well add some vegetables and eggs.
for some office workers or companies that can't make breakfast, it's recommended that you stock up on breakfast cereals, milk, nuts, fruit, etc. at home or at work in case you need them. Yu Guangfeng (
Director, Science and Technology Department, Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center)