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What Happens If You Skip Breakfast Every Day?

Published Jul,14 2011 | By Benna Crawford

You slept through the alarm, the kids are late for the school bus, a cup of coffee is all you can face in the morning. Whatever the reason, skipping breakfast is a bad start for your day. A habit of skipping breakfast can lead to long-term health problems, some of them irreversible.

Benna Crawford has been a journalist and New York-based writer since 1997. Her work has appeared in USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and in professional journals and trade publications. Crawford has a degree in theater, is a certified Prana Yoga instructor, and writes about fitness, performing and decorative arts, culture, sports, business and education .