Is it true that … breakfast is the most important meal of the day?

Fans of the full English will be horrified by the trend for fasting, but does this argument hold sway with our expert?

“People get very passionate about breakfast, and whether they eat it or not,” says Dr Emily Leeming, a dietitian at King’s College London.

Previous generations might have hailed it a hero meal but, thanks to the rise of intermittent fasting, an equally evangelical cohort now preaches skipping it, claiming that avoiding eating until later in the day has benefits and reduces overall calorie intake and improves metabolic health.

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