MrsDangermouse
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I belong to another form which is very strict in that medical advice should never be given via internet forums, I think that's a great idea so what follows is just my personal opinion. I have no experience of diabetes so I'm not going to even mention it, apart from to say that any diabetic should know not to change their routine/diet without proper medical advice.
I do think that the belief that breakfast is the most important meal of the day has no basis in science, and was marketing by vested interests which has taken hold and now become accepted fact. I can see parallels with the fat Vs sugar argument: both the breakfast and low-fat arguments seem to be based on poor (or non-existant?) research yet they are widely believed simply due to effective marketing.
Trying to debunk long-held beliefs is hard and expensive work but I think we're starting to see the beginings of this in some of the articles that are now being published: scientists need to raise awareness of the questions and create enough publicity around them to attract funding to carry out proper research. I don't think anyone is saying that we have all the answers right now, rather they are asking us to question accepted facts and start asking for proof of such claims.
Personally, I very rarely have breakfast during the week unless I'm actually hungry. Several years ago when I was losing weight by logging all my food I experimented: for a few weeks I didn't have breakfast, other weeks I did. My results were that it made no difference to my rate of weight loss at all. I don't have any particular medical needs so I just do whatever feels the best for me at the time.
I do think that the belief that breakfast is the most important meal of the day has no basis in science, and was marketing by vested interests which has taken hold and now become accepted fact. I can see parallels with the fat Vs sugar argument: both the breakfast and low-fat arguments seem to be based on poor (or non-existant?) research yet they are widely believed simply due to effective marketing.
Trying to debunk long-held beliefs is hard and expensive work but I think we're starting to see the beginings of this in some of the articles that are now being published: scientists need to raise awareness of the questions and create enough publicity around them to attract funding to carry out proper research. I don't think anyone is saying that we have all the answers right now, rather they are asking us to question accepted facts and start asking for proof of such claims.
Personally, I very rarely have breakfast during the week unless I'm actually hungry. Several years ago when I was losing weight by logging all my food I experimented: for a few weeks I didn't have breakfast, other weeks I did. My results were that it made no difference to my rate of weight loss at all. I don't have any particular medical needs so I just do whatever feels the best for me at the time.
. Breakfast, for me, is usually muesli (Pimhill organic - no added sugar) or porridge made with water, plus a small quantity of whole milk and yoghurt, and a couple of slices of wholemeal toast with lashings of butter. I also have one or two eggs a day and may have these 2 or 3 hours before all of that lot (complication with one of my medications - no wholemeal stuff for 2 hours before or after I've taken the tablets 
). I also sneak in some chocolate - 100% organic either eaten or as a drink, so no sugar or salt and no milk. Occasionally, however, I ditch that lot completely and have egg and bacon with bread followed by yoghurt instead, but it is only occasionally. Lunch is then about 1.30 - usually a cheese salad, and dinner about 6 pm with the occasional snack in between. Since then my blood sugar levels have stabilised and I am no longer borderline diabetic although of course I still have to be careful what I eat. All that in spite of my intolerances and allergies and interactions with the medications I take for various problems. So, I would say that having breakfast has generally been good for me.
