Workers at a food bank
(Picture: PA)One in three people living in the capital say they skip a meal at least once a week as the cost of living crisis bites, research suggests.
Two-thirds of UK adults have seen their cost of living jump over the past month as energy bills soared and price rises filtered down to supermarket shelves.
On a national level, 11.25 per cent say they’ve had to skip meals for financial reasons as often as once a week.
Young people are being hit hardest with two thirds of 18–34-year-olds claiming they had skipped breakfast as they could not afford it.
In this age group, the number of those missing out breakfast on a weekly basis rise to 16 per cent.
According to the research, more than two thirds of Londoners 67 per cent have admitted missing a meal at least once over the past year, so they could cover their household bills.
Leading registered nutritionist Thalia Pellegrini said: “Refuelling is important. When blood sugar levels drop very low - which they can when someone hasn’t eaten for many hours - the day can feel much more of a struggle.
“People will notice they may be less in control of their mood - quicker to feel stressed, angry or anxious. It also makes it harder to concentrate, plus physical work may feel more challenging too.”
The research, carried out by breakfast brand FUEL10K, comes as people in the UK face a growing cost of living crisis, with inflation tipped to reach over 7 per cent in the spring. Meanwhile energy bills will soar from April after the price cap was increased from £1,277 to £1,971 per year.
