Breakfast Size and Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Spanish Cohort.
Leila Lujan-BarrosoLucia IglesiasRaul Zamora RosCristina LasherasMaria-José SánchezNatalia Cabrera-CastroJosu DelfradPilar AmianoEsther Molina-MontesSandra Milena Colorado-YoharConchi Moreno-IribasAne DorronsoroMiguel Rodríguez BarrancoMaría Dolores ChirlaqueAmaia AizpuruaAntonio AgudoJosé Ramón QuirósPaula JakszynPublished in: Nutrients (2023)
Our results suggest that higher breakfast size is associated with lower prevalence of MetS in Spanish adults, supporting the importance of a high energy breakfast. Further prospective studies are necessary to confirm these findings.