Al-Marsad newspaper: A new study has revealed that skipping meals, intermittent fasting and eating meals after an interval of less than 4.5 hours, for those over 40, leads to cardiovascular disease and death.
The study showed that eating just one meal a day was associated with an increased risk of death in adults ages 40 and older, according to Neuroscience News.
It indicated that people who eat three meals a day, while there is a time gap between eating two meals of less than or equal to 4.5 hours, are associated with a higher risk of death from all causes.
‘People who skip breakfast have a higher risk of fatal cardiovascular disease, while those who skip lunch or dinner have a higher risk of death,’ said lead researcher Professor Yangbo Sun, a professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine of the United States. ‘University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. The risk of death from many other health causes”, referring to the recommendations of the studies which underline the need to “eat at least two or three meals distributed throughout the day”.
