Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

Nutrition experts discuss the benefits of breakfast, explaining that while it can be full of nutrients, the jury’s out on if it aids weight control.

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? The nutrition experts answer all our health-related questions about breakfast. Picture: PA Photo/thinkstockphotos

We have all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day – but is it really?

Eating a good breakfast, we are often told, boosts your brain power – and a 2016 US review of 54 studies indeed found that eating breakfast has a “small but robust advantage for memory”.