Breakfast timing
Breakfast timing has been studied in 4 papers since 2022: 3 observational studies in people, 1 review; 3 in the past year. The newest paper, Oct 31, 2026: “Temporal Eating Patterns Show Inconsistent Associations With Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Systematic Review of Prospective Studies”.
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“Breakfast frequency and timing were not associated with either higher or lower risk of MI and CAD in these older adults.”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and 4 more
- Humans3
What did studies of Breakfast timing find?
1Studies of Breakfast timing measured 1 outcome; the most studied are myocardial infarction (1 study).
Myocardial infarction
no changein humans1
1 study
Myocardial infarction
no changein humans1
Breakfast timing was not clearly linked with myocardial infarction in humans (overall cohort).
“Breakfast frequency and timing were not associated with either higher or lower risk of MI and CAD in these older adults.”
Humansoverall cohortup to 26 yearsn = 4,070
The journal of nutrition, health & aging
What is Breakfast timing linked with?
1Studies link Breakfast timing with 1 measure, most often coronary artery disease (1 study).
Coronary artery disease
upin humans1HR 1.4
1 study
Coronary artery disease
upin humans1HR 1.4
Breakfast timing is linked with a higher risk of coronary artery disease in humans (type 2 diabetes) (HR 1.40 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.93)).
“those who broke their fast before 07:00 had an HR for CAD of 1.40 (1.02, 1.93) if they had type 2 diabetes”
Humanstype 2 diabetesup to 26 years
The journal of nutrition, health & aging