breakfastFlickrDon't skip breakfast.  Breakfast really is the
most important meal of the day: A new study found that skipping
breakfast increases the risk of heart attack in men over age 45
by nearly one-third.  In a 16-year-long study, researchers
followed 26,902 men, ages 45-82. They found that men who skipped
breakfast had a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from
coronary heart disease than those who ate breakfast. During the
study, 1,572 of the men had first-time cardiac event, like a
heart attack.  The findings were reported in the American Heart
Association journal Circulation on Tuesday, July 23.  Although
men who skipped breakfast were also more likely to smoke, drink,
be less physically active, and work full-time, scientists found
that the link between skipping breakfast and coronary heart
disease remained strong even after adjusting for several diet
and lifestyle factors.  "Skipping breakfast may lead to one or
more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol and di