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Confusion over health impacts of skipping breakfast

💚 healthsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A person seeking to manage their weight is unsure if skipping breakfast is harmful to their health due to conflicting marketing claims that it is the most important meal of the day.

Who's affected: The reporter

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A curated database of peer-reviewed nutritional studies summarized for laypeople
  2. A mobile app that tracks intermittent fasting patterns alongside weight and energy levels
  3. A platform connecting users with registered dietitians for evidence-based dietary guidance
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Real voices

“We have been bombarded with marketing claims that breakfast is the most important meal of the day”

Source: Stack Exchange (fitness) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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