Weight Loss: Does Breakfast Count?
Article Source: HealthSnare.com
Some statistics I recently saw said that about 25% of Americans skip breakfast. Another set said that nearly one-third (33%) of Americans are obese. Is there a correlation between eating breakfast and being overweight? Will eating breakfast be a significant factor in a weight loss program?
The reply to those questions is yes..., I mean no...Or maybe I mean maybe. While there appears to have been no definitive studies linking breakfast and weight loss directly, there does are most often a mathematical relationship between skipping breakfast and gaining weight. There also is apparently other evidence that eating breakfast can be quite a factor in weight loss for a few people.
As I often point out, weight gain and weight loss, is very seldom the effect of a single action or omission. However, like activity, nutrition, rest, cortisol, and chocolate ice cream (my sin), eating breakfast can and should be an important part of any fat burning plan, even if just to help prevent any further weight gain.
PREVENTING WEIGHT GAIN
One significant aspect of eating breakfast is it can easily definitely be a weapon against weight gain. Someone who does not eat breakfast (and we aren't talking about coffee and donuts) is almost certainly going to snack later in the day, and is prone to eat more food at meals than if they had eaten breakfast. A large portion of this is just due to fluctuations of blood sugar and other chemicals related to hunger and stress which may be toned down by the simple act of starting the day with a healthy meal of some kind.
LOSS OF ENERGY
People who skip breakfast will uses up energy earlier in the day. Simple equation here. Less energy = less activity = less calories burned snacking and overeating = X or Y or something. Any idea what? Maybe creeping weight gain?
LACK OF ATTENTION AND POOR PERFORMANCE
School children in particular, but even the guy at the next desk, may have trouble checking up on lessons, work, life if they skipped breakfast. It's no problem for you because you ate breakfast right?
Really do not EAT BREAKFAST?
Everybody got an excuse. I don't have time. I really do not eat breakfast. There's nothing to eat at home. The dog ate my breakfast.
Come on. We're all grownups here. When we know that doing something is wonderful for us, not doing it is bad for us, and it's simple to do, refusing to get it done is childish. Nobody said breakfast must be a gourmet meal. A peanut butter sandwich and a glass of milk and a banana are superior to nothing. A bowl of cereal takes only a minute to prepare and less than five minutes to eat. A few multitudes of nutritious breakfast bars available. You don't even have to eat them at the house. Keep them in your desk drawer or stick one in the bank or purse as you go out. Sure beats munching on a Hershey bar from the machine and raiding the candy bowl on the receptionist's desk!
LET'S HAVE SOME BREAKFAST
If you wish to maintain a healthy weight, fight fatigue and prepare yourself to manage stress at all hours, Start the day off right with breakfast. The calories you take in at the morning meal will help prevent your taking in even more calories later in the day.
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