Breakfast eaters tended to keep their weight down generally, compared with breakfast skippers.  Correlation does not necessarily imply causality.  But the results suggested that rethinking when and how much we eat, and including an extended fast, may have benefits. including an extended fast  Well, color me shocked. Though to be fair I'm guessing people won't want to notice those words. Instead all they'll see is EAT MORE BEETUS FOOD AT BREAKFAST (and exactly the same at other times, especially including snacks, which don't count anyway).