But that’s not even the worst part. Large-scale research has connected this pattern directly to higher stroke numbers in older adults.
What the Science Actually Shows
A major Japanese cohort study followed thousands of adults and found that people who rarely or never ate breakfast had about an 18% higher overall stroke risk compared to daily breakfast eaters. Even more striking, some U.S. analyses of older populations showed never eating breakfast linked to over triple the risk of stroke-related death in adjusted models. These findings held up even after
