A research titled as `India breakfast habits study' has been carried out. As per the same, it has been unveiled that idly-sambar has been chosen as the healthiest breakfast option in Indian breakfast menu.

The study has carried out by Dr. Malathi Sivaramakrishnan from Nirmala Niketan and has been supported by Kellogg India. A number of things have been unveiled through study.

One of the things is that Chennai people have proper breakfast in terms of calories when compared with other three metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

"However, there are still glaring gaps in the recommended dietary allowance for Indians with a deficit in iron, fibre and Vitamin B3, Niacin", said Dr. Malathi.

Some of the other things that have been unveiled through the study are that people do not take breakfast as seriously as they should be taking. It has been said so as a number of people only have a beverage as their breakfast.

A gender bias was also seen in breakfast skipping attitude. It has been found that approximately 18% teenage girls do not have their breakfast in comparison to just 4% boys.

Dr Malathi said that breakfast skipping attitude should not be present among adolescent girls as it is their growing stage.