Despite being the traditional place to start your day, the dining table was beaten by our desks, the sofa and even the commute to work. Researchers found a third of people say that they never sit down and eat breakfast at a table and those that do are unlikely to do it at any point other than at the weekend.

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Instead the study revealed that people were likely to squeeze in brekkie while driving or even while getting dressed or showered. Time emerged as the main factor for people who said they were too busy rushing around of a morning to take the time and sit down and eat properly.

The average person woke up just 43 minutes before they left the house and nearly half say they regularly have to skip breakfast as they run out of time. Despite this two thirds reported that they performed better at work if they had a good breakfast and thought it was an important way to start their day.

Article sourced from NEWSLITE - http://newslite.tv/2012/02/23/dining-tables-only-5th-most-po.html