Eat early to slash your risk of stroke

EATING breakfast early and avoiding late meals reduces the risk of a heart attack or stroke, a study reveals.

- Stephen Beech

Researchers found dining after 9pm was associated with a 28% risk of cerebrovascular disease, such as a stroke, compared with having your evening meal before 8pm.

Those who eat for the first time at 9am are six per cent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than someone who has breakfast at 8am, it was said.