1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 A world first study conducted by Menzies Research Institute Tasmania has shown that skipping breakfast over a long period of time may increase your risk of heart disease and diabetes. The study, Skipping breakfast: longitudinal associations with cardiometabolic risk factors in the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, followed up a 1985 national sample of 9&amp;ndash;15 year old Australian children. The original work looked at whether these children ate breakfast before school. In 2004&amp;ndash;2006, the authors of the new research tracked down 2184 participants of the original study (26&amp;ndash;36 years of age) and enquired into their breakfast eating habits. This style of study is called a Longitudinal Study. After adjustment for age, sex, and sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, participants who skipped breakfast in both childhood and adulthood had a larger waist circumference, higher fasting insulin, and higher total cholesterol concentration than did those who ate breakfast at both time points. The researchers conclude that skipping breakfast over a long period may have detrimental effects on cardiometabolic health. I had a great chat to lead researcher Kylie Smith about her study. The Mr Science Show http://www.mrscienceshow.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/1415353/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/1415353