Why breakfast is very important

It helps you regain energy for the day. It helps you avoid gaining weight. It improves your metabolism. But young people don't do it.

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Why breakfast is important
La breakfast It's considered the most important meal of the day, yet it's often wasted or skipped, even for the simple reason of rushing. Several studies, now unanimously, demonstrate that a well-prepared and complete breakfast boosts the metabolism, provides the body with the energy it needs for the day, and protects against hypertension, stress, and even type 2 diabetes.
 

Benefits of breakfast

Breakfast produces important benefits, like these:
  • Restores energy: During the night, the body continues to expend energy to maintain vital functions. Breakfast provides the fuel needed to start the day with energy and focus.
  • Stabilizes sugar levels: This way you avoid glycemic swings that cause sudden hunger, irritability, and cravings for unhealthy foods throughout the day.
  • Improves metabolism: Eating in the morning helps your body burn calories more efficiently throughout the day.
  • Helps you avoid becoming overweight:  Those who eat breakfast tend to eat better throughout the day and have a more stable weight, as they are less inclined to overeat or snack on high-calorie snacks.
  • It helps meet daily nutritional needs:  A well-balanced breakfast (with complex carbohydrates, proteins, healthy fats, and fiber) is a guarantee of a balanced diet, where nothing is missing throughout the day.

The benefits of breakfast are especially important for children, who should never skip it. And eat it with the recommended foods. in this article. 

What happens if you skip breakfast?

Generally, whoever does theerror of skipping breakfast, due to excessive haste to go out or just due to a consolidated, bad habit, will have difficulty concentrating during the morning, and obvious symptoms of mental fatigue and physical activity already in the early afternoon. Furthermore, he will be tempted, in a chain of waste, to make two other mistakes: gorging on snacks, or having an overly large lunch break.

Risks for those who skip breakfast

Aside from the problems of having little energy to start the day and the risk of finding yourself with an appetite that leads to weight gain and disordered eating, some scientific research has listed other risks of skipping breakfast.
  • The chances of 2 type diabetesAnd the danger increases further if you skip breakfast four days a week.
  • Those who skip breakfast are more likely to suffer from some inflammation.
  • Those who skip breakfast tend to move less and smoke more.
  • Breakfast helps reduce stress and maintain a good sleep-wake cycle.
  • The more time you spend on breakfast and lunch the less you suffer from hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
  • Children who skip breakfast have a harder time following lessons at school.

Why young people skip breakfast

Unfortunately, young people are consolidating the habit of skipping breakfast. According to the results of the survey "Adolescence, Food for Growth," conducted by the Italian Society of Adolescent Medicine, on a sample of thousands of children between the ages of 13 and 14, 35 percent of them still do not eat breakfast, and the percentage rises to 40 percent among women.Among the most frequent reasons why young people tend not to have breakfast in the morning are:
  • Lack of time and haste
  • Poor appetite in the morning
  • The influence of bad family habits
  • Stress or anxiety
  • The habit of reducing breakfast to a quick coffee.

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