Psychology Today | 13.06.2026 02:29
The majority of students in my 8:00 AM class admit to skipping breakfast almost every day. They’re not alone. In numerous online forums, athletes, especially bodybuilders, claim that skipping breakfast will not harm the body or interfere with building muscle mass. One of the most puzzling explanations I’ve heard is that our hunter-gatherer ancestors did not eat breakfast because hunting for breakfast was a necessity as soon as they woke up. In truth, we do not know what our ancient ancestors ate for breakfast, but I would not be surprised if they tossed down some raw roots, nuts, and seeds collected the day before (almost certainly by their women), before heading to the savannah to hunt. Today, the evidence is overwhelming that the popular myths about skipping breakfast are incorrect.
