{"id":146435,"date":"2025-09-16T03:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T03:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/146435\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T03:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T03:13:09","slug":"cereal-killers-is-sleeping-in-shortening-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/146435\/","title":{"rendered":"Cereal Killers: Is Sleeping In Shortening Your Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\tIs a Late Brekkie a Death Sentence?<\/p>\n

Love a lazy Sunday sleep-in and a midday brekkie? You\u2019re not alone. However, a new study suggests that your beloved 11:59 a.m. avocado toast\u00a0might\u00a0be affecting your longevity.<\/p>\n

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No one\u2019s saying a late breakfast will send you to the pearly gates. And getting up at 4 a.m. to smash Weet-Bix doesn\u2019t make you immortal either. However, researchers have identified a curious link between\u00a0late breakfasts\u00a0and an\u00a0earlier death, particularly in older adults.<\/p>\n

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The Study Scoop<\/p>\n

The study tracked around 3,000 adults aged 42\u201394 from Newcastle and Manchester in the UK. Data was collected from 1983 to 2017. Participants filled out questionnaires on lifestyle, health, and eating habits.<\/p>\n

What they found: As people aged, they ate breakfast and dinner later. And those later eating times? Linked to poorer health and, yep, a higher risk of dying sooner.<\/p>\n

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How Much Sooner?<\/p>\n

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For every hour later someone ate breakfast, their risk of dying during the study went up by 8 to 11%. Oof.<\/p>\n

So, What\u2019s Going On?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just the time. As we age, health problems, mobility issues, and even making toast can feel like running a marathon. Mental fatigue kicks in too. Late meals may just be a side effect of other issues, not the cause.<\/p>\n

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Bottom Line?<\/p>\n

Eat when it works for you, but maybe don\u2019t wait till lunch to fuel up. And yes, we\u2019re still calling it brekkie, even if it\u2019s at 11:59.<\/p>\n

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