Breakfast Eaters May Be Latecomers To Sex
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5:30PM, Monday December 29th 2008
Did you eat strawberry Pop Tarts every day before driving off to high school? Were you the last of your friends to start having sex? According to a study of 1,500 people in Japan, teenagers who skip breakfast are more likely to lose their virginity at a younger age. The average cherry-popping of a cereal-eater happened around age 19, while those who skipped the first (and arguably most important) meal of the day lost their V-card at 17.5. Scientists think this finding is related to family life, especially because teens who were annoyed by their mothers were also more likely to have sex at a younger age. But, maybe the study just explains why moms are always so adamant about making their kids put some food in their mouths in the morning. [Telegraph UK]
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BeeGirl
wrote on December 29 2008 @ 05:45 pm: [report]
Well, this certainly hit the nail on the head for me - I don’t think I ever skipped breakfast once (as a kid AND now) and I lost my virginity only a couple of weeks before my 19th birthday. Of course, I would have done it a lot sooner if I had found that special guy sooner…
Promessa
wrote on December 29 2008 @ 05:46 pm: [report]
Haha I’ll keep this in mind when I have children someday
Michael
wrote on December 29 2008 @ 05:55 pm: [report]
this probably has something to do with how nurturing your parents were.
Arty
wrote on December 29 2008 @ 06:33 pm: [report]
@Michael
Yeah, there’s for sure some other factor involved. At least, I’ve never noticed being hornier when I’m hungrier.
spanishdoll
wrote on December 29 2008 @ 07:58 pm: [report]
I didn’t like breakfast, because I didn’t like mornings.
And I lost my virginity at 20 1/2.
*shrug*
BeeGirl
wrote on December 29 2008 @ 08:10 pm: [report]
Michael’s got it. I think that’s the implication of the study.
Lynn
wrote on December 30 2008 @ 12:35 pm: [report]
haha well I lost mine a couple weeks after my 19th, after not eating breakfast for about 6 years straight
ClatieK
wrote on December 31 2008 @ 12:56 am: [report]
Correlation doesn’t equal causation etc etc.
Erin G
wrote on January 1 2009 @ 01:28 pm: [report]
I could see how a correlation might exist but there are too many exceptions and variables.
Myself for example, I NEVER missed breakfast (but not because of parenting either, I just really was hungry in the mornings!) and I lost mine at 15.
BlueVibe
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 02:16 pm: [report]
My guess would be that either:
1) Teenagers who skipped breakfast were more appearance-conscious [were trying to stay thin] and more attuned to being seen as attractive by the opposite sex.
or
2) Teenagers who skipped breakfast were from more chaotic homes where it was less likely that anyone was making sure they ate, where they were more likely to be looking for validation from somebody else, and where there was less parental supervision.