Habitual skipping of breakfast adds to cancer risk, says research.

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By Sumit Jha

25/09/2023

Breakfast comes from two words — “breaking” and “fast”. It denotes the meal that takes the human body from a state of fasting to having a calorie hit.

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If you skip it on a regular basis a recent study has found it may lead to gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers. This includes oesophageal, gastric, colorectal, liver, gallbladder, and extrahepatic bile duct cancers.

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86 % of participants reported daily breakfast consumption, whereas 8 % reported no consumption. During a median follow-up of six years, 369 incident GI cancer cases were identified.

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This association was unaffected by demographic, anthropometric, socioeconomic, or dietary factors. Subgroup analyses and sensitivity analyses further validated the main findings,” said the author of the study.

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Habitually skipping breakfast was associated with elevated concentrations of CRP — C-reactive proteins, a substance produced by the liver in response to inflammation or infection.

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When there’s too much inflammation for a long time, it can make it easier for problems like tumours to develop and get worse by causing changes in the body.

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Eating breakfast lowers the risk of obesity and metabolic factors. Disturbances in how the human body handles energy can play a big role in how cancer begins and progresses.

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