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Skipping breakfast: Is it bad?

Does skipping breakfast lead to weight gain, as many claim? Dr. John Swartzberg, a clinical professor at Berkeley and editor-in-chief of Berkeley Wellness, shares the skinny on breakfast.

Dr. John Swartzberg

Does skipping breakfast lead to weight gain, as is often claimed?

According to Dr. John Swartzberg, a clinical professor at Berkeley and editor-in-chief of Berkeley Wellness, there’s very little science to answer that question. And cereal companies, it turns out, have funded many of the observational studies to date, he adds.