Wake up to the Benefits of Breakfast!
getitmartinez13
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Research shows that many of us believe that its the most important meal of the day- and there is plenty of science to support it. Still, more than half of us do not eat breakfast everyday. Learn about the long-standing and latest reasons to enjoy the morning meal.
1.) Breakfast Fuels your Empy tank- Do you bypass breakfast to save time in the morning? This tactic often backfires, because running on empty can leave you feeling fatigued and out-of-sorts, not on top of your game like you need to be. So, stoke your energy engine! Break for breakfast-it takes just a few minutes to fuel up.
2.)Breakfast Boosts Brain Power- How totally cool that breakfast fuels kids brains for school! Several studies suggest that eating breakfast may help children do better in school by improving memory, alertness, concentration, problem-solving ability, test scores, school attendance, and mood. Adult breakfast skippers, take a lesson-eating breakfast may help boos your brain power,too.
3.) Breakfast is just plain good for you- Breakfast eating kids and adults get more fiber, calcium, vitamins A & C, riboflavin,zinc and iron in their diets than breakfast-skippers. Its no wonder when you consider that nutrient-rich foods such as whole-grain hot and ready-to-eat cereals, fat-free and low-fat milk and yogurt, and fruit and 100 percent fruit juice are popular breakfast picks.
4.) Breakfast is the "weigh" to go - The First meal of the day can help keep weight gain away, so dont skip breakfast to manage your weight. Research suggests that adult breakfast skippers are at greater risk for obesity and weight gain, while breakfast eaters tend to have healthier weights. Kids and teens who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight, too. And according to findings from the National Weight Control Registery, almost eight in 10 adults who maintain a 30 plus pound weight loss for at least a year eat breakfast every day.Why the breakfast benefit? Research shows a link between healthier body weights and eating foods such as hot and ready-to-eat cereal and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products.Breakfast foods like oatmeal and high protein milk products and eggs also may help you feel full.
5.) Breakfast builds better bodies-Eating breakfast may help your heart, digestion, bones and more to meet dietary guidelines!
*A HEALTHIER HEART - Adults & Kids who skip breakfast tend to have higher blood cholesterol levels-a risk factor for heart disease-than do breakfast eaters. Why? Breakfast-eating adults tend to get less fat and more fiber in their diets. Kids and teens who eat breakfast get more fiber, too. Common breakfast foods may promote heart health. For instance, the soluble fiber in oatmeal may help reduce cholesterol and the whole grains and fiber in some cereals and breads may help reduce heart disease risk. Morning foods like fat-free or low-fat milk and yogurt, fruit, 100 percent fruit juices, and whole grain cereals can be part of an eating plan that helps control blood pressure and reduce LDL(bad) cholesterol levels.
*BETTER DIGESTION -The insoluble fiber in many breakfast cereals and in other breakfast foods like whole-wheat breads, bagels and english muffings, and fruits , may help keep you regular. Some research suggests that fiber may reduce the risk of colon cancer. "friendly" bacteria that may promote digestive health and the components that help them thrive are found in some yogurts, yogurt drinks and cereals.
*STRONGER BONES - A wholesome breakfast serves up nutrients important for healthy bones. For instance, milk-the most commonly-consumed breakfast food-provides calcium, vitamin D and protein to name a few. Adults, teens, and kids who regularly eat breakfast consume more calcium and other nutrients each day. And people who start the day with the traditional cereal and milk combo get seven times more calcium at breakfast than those who eat cereal without milk.
*IMPROVED METABOLISM - Newer, emerging research suggests that eating a nutritious breakfast of whole-grain cereal and milk may help the body better regulate insulin levels. Studies also suggest that popular breakfast foods such as whole-grain cereals and breads, milk products, and fruit may help reduce risk for metabolic syndrome. This condition is linked to being overweight and increases the risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
INVEST TIME TO SAVE TIME
Invest in a little planning time to gain the big benefit of breakfast.
*Sit down with the family to plan nutritious breakfasts for the week. Post the plan in plain sight in the kitchen. Getting kids involved encourages them to eat the morning meal.
*Add breakfast items to your shopping list so your kitchen is well-stocked.
*Each evening, set the table for breakfast and put out non-perishables such as cereal boxes, oatmeal containers, whole-grain bread, peanut butter, and fruit.
*Store milk, yogurt, hard-cooked eggs, 100 percent fruit juice and other perishable breakfast foods in the front of the fridge so theyre quick to grab.
*If the family is brown-bagging breakfastk pack and label each person's bag the night before, and store them in the fridge. Better yet, get everyone to assemble their own breakfast bag.
*On weekends, take time for a fun and healthful family breakfast to share the details of your busy week.
1.) Breakfast Fuels your Empy tank- Do you bypass breakfast to save time in the morning? This tactic often backfires, because running on empty can leave you feeling fatigued and out-of-sorts, not on top of your game like you need to be. So, stoke your energy engine! Break for breakfast-it takes just a few minutes to fuel up.
2.)Breakfast Boosts Brain Power- How totally cool that breakfast fuels kids brains for school! Several studies suggest that eating breakfast may help children do better in school by improving memory, alertness, concentration, problem-solving ability, test scores, school attendance, and mood. Adult breakfast skippers, take a lesson-eating breakfast may help boos your brain power,too.
3.) Breakfast is just plain good for you- Breakfast eating kids and adults get more fiber, calcium, vitamins A & C, riboflavin,zinc and iron in their diets than breakfast-skippers. Its no wonder when you consider that nutrient-rich foods such as whole-grain hot and ready-to-eat cereals, fat-free and low-fat milk and yogurt, and fruit and 100 percent fruit juice are popular breakfast picks.
4.) Breakfast is the "weigh" to go - The First meal of the day can help keep weight gain away, so dont skip breakfast to manage your weight. Research suggests that adult breakfast skippers are at greater risk for obesity and weight gain, while breakfast eaters tend to have healthier weights. Kids and teens who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight, too. And according to findings from the National Weight Control Registery, almost eight in 10 adults who maintain a 30 plus pound weight loss for at least a year eat breakfast every day.Why the breakfast benefit? Research shows a link between healthier body weights and eating foods such as hot and ready-to-eat cereal and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products.Breakfast foods like oatmeal and high protein milk products and eggs also may help you feel full.
5.) Breakfast builds better bodies-Eating breakfast may help your heart, digestion, bones and more to meet dietary guidelines!
*A HEALTHIER HEART - Adults & Kids who skip breakfast tend to have higher blood cholesterol levels-a risk factor for heart disease-than do breakfast eaters. Why? Breakfast-eating adults tend to get less fat and more fiber in their diets. Kids and teens who eat breakfast get more fiber, too. Common breakfast foods may promote heart health. For instance, the soluble fiber in oatmeal may help reduce cholesterol and the whole grains and fiber in some cereals and breads may help reduce heart disease risk. Morning foods like fat-free or low-fat milk and yogurt, fruit, 100 percent fruit juices, and whole grain cereals can be part of an eating plan that helps control blood pressure and reduce LDL(bad) cholesterol levels.
*BETTER DIGESTION -The insoluble fiber in many breakfast cereals and in other breakfast foods like whole-wheat breads, bagels and english muffings, and fruits , may help keep you regular. Some research suggests that fiber may reduce the risk of colon cancer. "friendly" bacteria that may promote digestive health and the components that help them thrive are found in some yogurts, yogurt drinks and cereals.
*STRONGER BONES - A wholesome breakfast serves up nutrients important for healthy bones. For instance, milk-the most commonly-consumed breakfast food-provides calcium, vitamin D and protein to name a few. Adults, teens, and kids who regularly eat breakfast consume more calcium and other nutrients each day. And people who start the day with the traditional cereal and milk combo get seven times more calcium at breakfast than those who eat cereal without milk.
*IMPROVED METABOLISM - Newer, emerging research suggests that eating a nutritious breakfast of whole-grain cereal and milk may help the body better regulate insulin levels. Studies also suggest that popular breakfast foods such as whole-grain cereals and breads, milk products, and fruit may help reduce risk for metabolic syndrome. This condition is linked to being overweight and increases the risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
INVEST TIME TO SAVE TIME
Invest in a little planning time to gain the big benefit of breakfast.
*Sit down with the family to plan nutritious breakfasts for the week. Post the plan in plain sight in the kitchen. Getting kids involved encourages them to eat the morning meal.
*Add breakfast items to your shopping list so your kitchen is well-stocked.
*Each evening, set the table for breakfast and put out non-perishables such as cereal boxes, oatmeal containers, whole-grain bread, peanut butter, and fruit.
*Store milk, yogurt, hard-cooked eggs, 100 percent fruit juice and other perishable breakfast foods in the front of the fridge so theyre quick to grab.
*If the family is brown-bagging breakfastk pack and label each person's bag the night before, and store them in the fridge. Better yet, get everyone to assemble their own breakfast bag.
*On weekends, take time for a fun and healthful family breakfast to share the details of your busy week.
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The whole thing is false for a lot of people. You do not NEED to eat breakfast. It doesn't increase or start your metabolism... it won't guarantee more weight lost... etc etc etc.
For some people they need to eat breakfast or they are tired or eat more later in the day. For some they can not eat until 4pm and be fine.
Eating breakfast is not a requirement.0 -
If you like breakfast, cool. For me, no thanks.
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No argument here, I eat breakfast like, every other day. But most of these studies have causation and correlation all mixed up. There are lurking variables. People that eat breakfast are generally of a certain lifestyle with set routines, consistency in their diets. This is generally something good to have in your life, especially when you're trying to lose weight.
Children raised in households where breakfast is a staple meal generally have regimented and structured upbringings (for the most part).
Though, certainly you can make the argument that just by doing the action, you are committing yourself to a certain standard of fitness. Fake it til you make it, in this sense is not exactly bro science, as it may have additive effects that transfer outside of the breakfast table.0 -
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Wake up to the benefits of not believing everything you read......0
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I agree with aelunyu in that the studies largely deal with correlation rather than causation. If you changed nothing else in your diet, and just started eating breakfast, chances are, there wouldn't be a big change. People who start eating breakfast do so because they start caring about their diets, and therefore are eating better throughout the day and having results. The same goes for eating at night.
The whole "breakfast is the most important meal of the day?" Advertising spin. Wasn't it the egg industry that did that?0 -
Science?
I do not think it means what you think it means . . .
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That article was well thought out, engaging and formatted nicely.
Unfortunately, it was also a load of crap (certain medical conditions withstanding).0 -
No thanks. I don't eat breakfast. 0
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The first meal of the day is breakfast, no matter what time it occurs, and it is no more or less important than any other meal.
Breakfast: it's what's for dinner.0 -
I know it is in a McDonald's radio spot. Isn't that the best source for nutrition info? :bigsmile:The whole "breakfast is the most important meal of the day?" Advertising spin. Wasn't it the egg industry that did that?0 -
That article was well thought out, engaging and formatted nicely.
Unfortunately, it was also a load of crap (certain medical conditions withstanding).
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this has got to be a troll thread...
I skipped breakfast for eight months when doing IF/Lean Gains for eight months and I lost about 1% body fat and increased strength gains...
Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day ..and breakfast has absolutely nothing, zilch, zip, zero to do with metabolism...you can eat 24 meals a day or 1 meal a day and meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism...0 -
this gif is awesome!!!!!0 -
Oh ....and In...for the oncoming onslaught of gifs, wise as# comments, pseudo science, and general hilariousness that this thread will generate....0
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Skipping breakfast is the only way I ever meet my calorie goals for the day. I enjoy eating a large dinner. I don't enjoy breakfast. I want to enjoy my food. I tried breakfast and it didn't work out too well for me.
Unless of course, my breakfast is this
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Load of crap.0
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I think OP is a lobbyist for breakfast industry.....0
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Yay! In for internet plagiarism from some derpy pseudoscience.
No matter what time of day, I always manage to eat a first meal of the day. It usually doesn't occur until close to noon, though.
Does that still count?0 -
Laughing at you all. Taking this a little too serious and getting rude over nothing. Wow is all I can say.0
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Laughing at you all. Taking this a little too serious and getting rude over nothing. Wow is all I can say.
:huh: Your contribution was stimulating and informative.0 -
Thanks! :happy:0
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this is probably the most well thought out, structured, formatted, load of BS that I have ever read....0
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I eat at 10am... even thought I wake up at 6:30am.
Because that is when my body tells me I'm hungry.0 -
This Public Service Announcement has been brought to you by Kellogg's.0
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Dear OP, first of all, you shouldn't represent someone else's writing as your own. I looked up the source for you. You're welcome. (Apologies if you happen to work for IFICF and authored this article.)
http://www.foodinsight.org/linkclick.aspx?fileticket=XJBdt/FvaXE=&tabid=1348
Second, here is a layman's overview of why eating breakfast is not a good idea for many people. There is a long list of references to research at the end. Cliff's notes: you do not NEED to eat breakfast, and for some people it is actually counterproductive to do so because they end up eating more than they would if they just listened to their bodies.
http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html
Lest you think I am here to push my own meal timing preferences, I should add that I eat a fairly huge breakfast every day (around 800 calories) and cannot function without it. I do not assume that my preferences would work for other people, however.0 -
Dear OP, first of all, you shouldn't represent someone else's writing as your own. I looked up the source for you. You're welcome. (Apologies if you happen to work for IFICF and authored this article.)
http://www.foodinsight.org/linkclick.aspx?fileticket=XJBdt/FvaXE=&tabid=1348
Second, here is a layman's overview of why eating breakfast is not a good idea for many people. There is a long list of references to research at the end. Cliff's notes: you do not NEED to eat breakfast, and for some people it is actually counterproductive to do so because they end up eating more than they would if they just listened to their bodies.
http://www.leangains.com/2012/06/why-does-breakfast-make-me-hungry.html
Lest you think I am here to push my own meal timing preferences, I should add that I eat a fairly huge breakfast every day (around 800 calories) and cannot function without it. I do not assume that my preferences would work for other people, however.
how dare you not assume that what works for you will work for everyone else!0 -
Research suggests that adult breakfast skippers are at greater risk for obesity and weight gain, while breakfast eaters tend to have healthier weights. Kids and teens who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight, too.
From #4--how do we say it politely-What a steaming pile of SHAT!!
Research suggests playing leap frog with a unicorn leads to a free colonscopy--T-R-U-E and you only jump once!0 -
research also suggests that 100% of the people who eat breakfast die....0
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