Sir: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but due to having a busy schedule many people skip this meal. However, we should try our best to eat a nutritious meal before we start our day. Regularly skipping breakfast each morning will deprive us of the important benefits associated with the morning meal. According to a study, eating a large breakfast and a small dinner promote weight loss and reduce the risks of diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol more effectively than eating a small breakfast and a big dinner.Researchers have found that men who skip breakfast are more likely to develop heart disease. Skipping breakfast increases the risk of high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, mood swings, low energy level, low memory and diabetes. Therefore, you may be able to reduce your risk of having a heart attack if you eat breakfast.It is very important for you to make time for your morning meal. A healthy breakfast will increase your metabolism, boost your energy, help you focus and lower your bad cholesterol. It can also prevent you from gaining weight and reduce your risk of having a heart attack.Breakfast is especially important for young children, whose brains are still going through rapid cognitive development. Skipping breakfast impairs children’s ability to learn and focus in school and they have lower IQ scores than other children. Schoolchildren who skip breakfast have great hyper activity, lower attention span, impaired memory, slowed learning pace, more tardiness; and a decreased ability to concentrate and solve problems.Dr Shireen NazirKarachi