There are many theories about the links between sex and food, but researchers in Japan have just came up with a surprise new finding – young people who miss their breakfast tend to lose their virginity earlier.

In a study involving around 3,000 participants, people who did not regularly eat breakfast when in their early teens said they lost their virginity at an average age of 17.5, versus an overall average age of 19 for all Japanese.

For those who started the day with a proper meal, when they were younger, the average age of their first sexual experience was 19.4 years.

The study, backed by Japan’s health ministry, was aimed at finding ways to curb unwanted pregnancies, and examined sexual experiences as well as family relationships and lifestyle habits of Japanese males and females aged 16 to 49 years old. It concluded that a stable home life discouraged early sex.

Kunio Kitamura, Executive Director of the Japan Family Planning Association, which conducted the survey, said:

Those unhappy with their parents (such as for not preparing breakfast) may tend to find a way to release their frustration by having sex

If children don’t feel comfortable in their family environment, they tend to go out.

Additionally, young people who start having sex early tend to miss breakfast because they return home late.

Japan has one of the world’s lowest birth-rates as more young people put off starting families, finding them a burden on their careers or lifestyles.

The survey also showed that the average age of first-time sex was lower for those who found their mother annoying.

People who said they disliked their mother had sex for the first time at an average age of 16, whilst the average age for those who appreciated their mother was 19, Kitamura noted.

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