The Wall Street Journal

Just When You Thought It Was OK to Skip Breakfast…

The latest nutritional thinking tries to settle the debate about the morning meal’s importance

Just When You Thought It Was OK to Skip Breakfast…
Illustration: ELENA SCOTTI/WSJ, SHUTTERSTOCK

Is there any meal more confusing than breakfast?

For years we all heard that breakfast is the most important meal—a jump-start for your body and brain and a tool for managing weight. Then the message on breakfast got muddied.

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