By Mia De Graaf Health Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 19:00 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 19:00 BST, 22 April 2019
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Skipping breakfast could raise your risk of heart disease by 87 percent, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of Iowa analyzed 18 years of data on 6,550 people over 40 who had no history of heart disease.
They were given regular surveys, which included the question: 'how often do you eat breakfast?'
Most (59 percent) ate breakfast every day, but 5.1 percent never did, 10.9 percent rarely did, and 25 percent would skip a few days.
The team found a clear link between breakfast habits and heart disease risk - though there were some caveats.
In a new study, those who didn't eat in the morning were up to 87 percent more likely to develop heart woes
Those who didn't eat in the morning were up to 87 percent more likely to develop heart woes.
'Breakfast is believed to be an important meal of the day, whereas there has been an increasing prevalence of skipping
