The fry-up ? with bacon, sausages, eggs, black pudding and beans ? gives you a better start to the day than muesli or fruit, scientists say.
Medics have long condemned the traditional meal ? a favourite with truckers and builders ? as bad for the heart.../
.../A fatty breakfast means people snack less during the day and will eat less at night.
But those who eat sparsely in the morning are more likely to gorge on fatty foods in the evening, say experts from the University of Alabama. Scientists found fried breakfasts help prevent a condition called metabolic syndrome, which leads to obesity and heart attacks.
And it found a fry-up before noon helps you maintain a normal metabolism.
The researchers say we should stick to the old saying: ?Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.?
Lead researcher Molly Bray revealed: ?Nobody until now has undertaken the question of whether the timing of what you eat influences body weight.
?And we have found it does.?
