A doctor has warned that skipping two crucial meals could increase your risk of a heart attack. Dr. Neena Chandrasekaran, a pulmonary and critical care specialist, shared this insight on TikTok under the username @neenziemd.

She explained that missing both breakfast and dinner can be harmful, as research has shown it may raise the risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

In fact, "skipping breakfast alone has been associated with obesity, hypertension, otosclerosis and impaired insulin sensitivity." The reason for this, she explained, is that "part of this is the high adrenaline state that’s found in the morning. If you match that with no food, no calorie intake, the body says I can die from starvation, I have to do other things.

"So then the body starts pumping more and more adrenaline which are sympathetic hormones that causes your heart to be quicker that causes your body to produce extra radical that can overtime, lead arteries stiffening."

The expert also notes that eating less during the day can lead to increased hunger at night, which often results in consuming larger portions later on. This is a habit that can eventually contribute to "obesity", she concluded.

In one study, it was found that "skipping breakfast is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality as well as all-cause death."

The researchers further noted: "In this study, we reviewed the evidence regarding the association between skipping breakfast and the prospective risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and all-cause death.

The magnitudes of association were variable across studies but overall suggested that people who skip breakfast may be at greater risk of experiencing adverse health outcomes compared to people who regularly consume breakfast.

"Specifically, we found that people who regularly skipped breakfast were about 21% more likely to suffer a CVD [Cardiovascular diseases] event or die from it, and 32% more likely to die from all causes than people who regularly ate breakfast."