Most important meal of the day? Skipping breakfast may be linked to poor heart health

Study suggests those who miss breakfast have a greater buildup of fatty material in their arteries, likely to be down to indirectly linked lifestyle effects

From the full English to a continental croissant, the importance of a hearty breakfast has long been debated - now scientists say skipping the morning meal could be linked to poorer cardiovascular health.

The findings reveal that, compared with those who who wolfed down an energy-dense breakfast, those who missed the meal had a greater extent of the early stages of atherosclerosis - a buildup of fatty material inside the arteries.