Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?

For years we’ve heard the statement that breakfast its the most important meal of the day and have lived by it. The question is who started this myth and does it really have validity? In this video we divulge the history behind this myth, and tackle some of the claims made about why breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The video is not designed to debunk or support the myth, rather it offers insight into how one can go about making the best decisions for their own health.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Andy Fensham, Angela Gupta, Navi (Harmandeep) Dhaliwal and Viktoriya Dyubanova.

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