PETALING JAYA: Children who skip breakfast are 1.34 times more likely to be overweight or obese as well as suffer from other health issues, a study showed.
The two-year Nutrition Society of Malaysia (NSM) study involving 8,704 children from the ages of six to 17 showed that one out of four neglected to have their first meal of the day at least three times a week.
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