The advice is almost a cliche at this point, but more and more research still suggests that breakfast-eaters stay trimmer and avoid putting on dangerous belly fat compared to people who don't eat in the morning.
Recent Mayo Clinic research found that people who skip breakfast put on roughly five to eight more pounds in a single year than regular morning eaters.
Ewoldt says your breakfast doesn't have to be big, but you should eat something to help avoid impulsive hunger-fueled binges of fatty or sugary food.
"When we're hungry, we're going to go with what's quickest and easiest," he said.
Often that translates to more highly processed, high-calorie foods with little nutritional value.