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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by jahewson on Sunday December 01, 2019 @12:28AM (#21674009)
Eating breakfast was historically seen as a sign of weakness; a meal for children and the elderly. This changed in the 1700s and the modern concept of three meals appears.
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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by edanm on Sunday December 01, 2019 @09:49AM (#21675686)
Fascinating! Do you have a source for that?
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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by L0stRegulator on Sunday December 01, 2019 @10:07PM (#21679520)
https://www.mashed.com/66838/secret-history-breakfast/

and https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258276062_English_B...

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