A new study has come with facts that people who do not skip their breakfast are less likely to suffer heart problems. The study was conducted on 27,000 men.

It showed that people who skipped their breakfast had a higher risk of developing heart problems. The study was published in the journal Circulation.

The study was conducted by the researchers at the Harvard Public School. It suggested that an extra strain is suffered by the body because of missing the meal.

According to the British Heart Foundation, people who had their breakfast had higher tendency to resist their cravings for sugary snack before lunch.

The study was conducted for 16 years on mean aged between 45 and 52 yrs. More than 1,500 cases of heart attacks or cases of fatal heart failure occurred during that period.

It found that people who skipped their breakfast were 27% more likely to suffer heart problems that those who had their first meal of the day in the morning.

Researcher, Dr Leah Cahill told the BBC, "The take-home message is eat in the morning when you wake up, preferably within an hour. The results show that something is better than nothing, but it's always better to have something healthy and balanced".