Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, as the old adage goes. In terms of what time you should be eating breakfast, the science is pretty clear.

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Key Takeaways Eating breakfast within two hours of waking up helps stabilize blood sugar and supports a healthy metabolism.  Keeping a consistent breakfast ...

Older adults who chow down on breakfast well after sunrise could be in for a rude awakening. A new study out of Mass General Brigham reveals how meal timing shifts with age — and links a later ...

What matters is maintaining a steady breakfast time throughout the week. Research on calorie restriction even found that consistent breakfast timing supported weight control and overall balance. For ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. You’ve heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But you’ve also probably heard that it’s fine to skip. A 2019 research review published in The BMJ ...