Men who ate breakfast were 23 percent less likely to have gained 11 pounds or more after ten years according to a study from VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

People ate an average of 321 fewer calories for the entire day after consuming the high dairy calcium, high vitamin D breakfast compared to when the ate the low calcium, low vitamin D breakfast—1706 calories per day versus 2027.

Skipping breakfast is associated with being overweight for children according to a recent paper.

Obese school children ate a smaller percentage of their calories at breakfast than normal-weight children according to a recent study that analyzed food records of children from seven consecutive days.

Obese boys consumed 17 percent of their daily calories at breakfast compared to 21 percent for normal-weight boys.

Obese girls consumed 15 percent of their daily calories at breakfast compared to 18 percent for normal-weight boys.

Eating breakfast helped women lose an additional 6 pounds in three months according to a study from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.

A recent study suggests that eating a low-calorie diet limited to 1240 calories per day that includes a big breakfast containing 610 calories with lots of protein (47 grams), some fat (22 grams) and a moderate amount of carbohydrates (58 grams) causes more weight loss than eating low-calorie diet containing 1085 calories per day that includes a small breakfast (290 calories) with a small amount of protein (12 grams), a small amount of carbohydrates (7 grams), and the same amount of fat (22 grams)—“low calorie, low carb”.

After four months, women on the diet with the low-calorie, low-carb diet that included a small breakfast had lost 28 pounds compared to 23 pounds for those who ate the big breakfast with lots of protein and a moderate amount of carbs.

However, after eight months, women eating the big breakfast had lost 44.5 pounds compared to only 10 pounds for those in the low-calorie, low card group—the low-calorie, low-carb group having regained 18 pounds.

As a percentage of body weight, those who ate the big breakfast had lost 21 percent of their body weight compared to only 4.5 percent for those in the low-calorie, low-carb group.

Seventy-eight percent of those in the National Weight Control Registry, who are people who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for a year, eat breakfast every day according to the National Weight Control Registry website.

Fewer U.S. adults reported eating breakfast in the latest national survery than they did in 1976-1980. Eighty percent (80%) of men reported eating breakfast in the latest survery compared with 88 percent in 1976-1980 and 89 percent in 1971-1975. For women, the percentages were 84 percent in the most recent survey compared with 88 percent in 1976-1980 and 90 percent in 1971-1975.

Teenagers who eat breakfast weigh roughly 5-10 pounds less than those who do not eat breakfast according to a study by researchers from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. “[O]ur findings support the importance of promoting regular breakfast consumption among adolescents,” the researchers concluded.

When women ate eggs for breakfast, they consumed 164 fewer calories at lunch and 274 fewer calories for the day according to a recent study.

“Ready-to-eat cereals may be used to promote weight loss when consumed as a portion-controlled, meal replacement,” concludes a recent study.

Eating four or more times per day is associated with a 45 percent reduction in the risk of obesity compared with eating three times or less according to a recent study.

“Eating cereal (ready-to-eat or cooked cereal) or quick breads for breakfast is associated with significantly lower body mass index compared to skipping breakfast or eating meats and/or eggs for breakfast,” concludes a recent study.