breakfast...the most unhealthiest meal of the day..
ndj1979
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Ok folks here are the stats...
forty four percent of us eat breakfast, yet 2/3's of americans are obese. Hmmm yet we keep hearing that breakfast is the "most important meal of the day". I guess if you want to be obese then it is. Also, the whole "I need to eat breakfast to stoke the metabolic fire theory' has been totally debunked; as meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism. So I say eat when you are hungry and the let the chips fall as they may. I personally have been skipping breakfast for about five months now, and have lost three percent body fat. Oh, and you wont go into starvation mode if you don't eat breakfast so don't even come with that...cheers!
forty four percent of us eat breakfast, yet 2/3's of americans are obese. Hmmm yet we keep hearing that breakfast is the "most important meal of the day". I guess if you want to be obese then it is. Also, the whole "I need to eat breakfast to stoke the metabolic fire theory' has been totally debunked; as meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism. So I say eat when you are hungry and the let the chips fall as they may. I personally have been skipping breakfast for about five months now, and have lost three percent body fat. Oh, and you wont go into starvation mode if you don't eat breakfast so don't even come with that...cheers!
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I dont think obesity and eating breakfast are directly linked - as in stop eating breakfast and you wont be fat - obviously eating 5 burgers for breakfast is not a good idea - but something sensible like 2 pieces of wholemeal toast with low fat topping or fruit and yogurt or bowl of non sugared cereal is fine.
Not eating breakfast does lead to concentration lags during the morning and for some people mid morning binges.
People like diabetics on medication must eat breakfast to avoid hypos.
I dont think your theory is very sound.0 -
Maybe it's the junk people are putting into their systems for breakfast? Pop tarts, strudels, coffee and pastries, hashbrowns, overloaded omelets, etc? Curious, did the study go into depth on what people were actually eating?
Regardless, I agree. Eat when you're hungry and don't when you're not. Mindless/forceful eating is a great way to put on weight quickly.0 -
you could be right..old Joe Pancake is housing down waffles, hashbrowns, sausage, bacon, and a half loaf of toast...maybe that is it...???0
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I dont think obesity and eating breakfast are directly linked - as in stop eating breakfast and you wont be fat - obviously eating 5 burgers for breakfast is not a good idea - but something sensible like 2 pieces of wholemeal toast with low fat topping or fruit and yogurt or bowl of non sugared cereal is fine.
Not eating breakfast does lead to concentration lags during the morning and for some people mid morning binges.
People like diabetics on medication must eat breakfast to avoid hypos.
I dont think your theory is very sound.
why not? Everyone says that breakfast is the most "healthiest meal" of the day. But most of the people eating breakfast are obese. You know who is selling that breakfast is the healthiest meal line...the companies that are selling you breakfast - Kellogg's, quaker, etc etc...so OF COURSE they want you to think breakfast is healthy so you will keep buying their crap....0 -
Ok folks here are the stats...
forty four percent of us eat breakfast, yet 2/3's of americans are obese. Hmmm yet we keep hearing that breakfast is the "most important meal of the day". I guess if you want to be obese then it is. Also, the whole "I need to eat breakfast to stoke the metabolic fire theory' has been totally debunked; as meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism. So I say eat when you are hungry and the let the chips fall as they may. I personally have been skipping breakfast for about five months now, and have lost three percent body fat. Oh, and you wont go into starvation mode if you don't eat breakfast so don't even come with that...cheers!
I think I'll stick to eating breakfast and health & fitness advice backed by solid science and evidence.
But thank you for your point of view.
kind regards,
Ben0 -
Check my food diary and tell me my brekkies aren't (mostly) healthy. It's all about choices, baby.
Except weekends. They often include bacon.0 -
correlation =/= causation0
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Not sure what the point of this post was...
It's just as easy to eat a healthy breakfast as it is to eat an unhealthy one, just like any other meal. The fact that you just stated that eating breakfast is a direct cause of obesity is absurd.0 -
Consciously making an effort to eat a healthy nutritious breakfast was part of the reason I was so successful.
Granted, I'm not stuffing my face with pop-tarts or bagels first thing in the morning, which previously was part of the problem..0 -
Ok folks here are the stats...
forty four percent of us eat breakfast, yet 2/3's of americans are obese. Hmmm yet we keep hearing that breakfast is the "most important meal of the day". I guess if you want to be obese then it is. Also, the whole "I need to eat breakfast to stoke the metabolic fire theory' has been totally debunked; as meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism. So I say eat when you are hungry and the let the chips fall as they may. I personally have been skipping breakfast for about five months now, and have lost three percent body fat. Oh, and you wont go into starvation mode if you don't eat breakfast so don't even come with that...cheers!
I think I'll stick to eating breakfast and health & fitness advice backed by solid science and evidence.
But thank you for your point of view.
kind regards,
Ben
what solid science would that be?0 -
Check my food diary and tell me my brekkies aren't (mostly) healthy. It's all about choices, baby.
Except weekends. They often include bacon.
ummm your diary is private....0 -
I dont think obesity and eating breakfast are directly linked - as in stop eating breakfast and you wont be fat - obviously eating 5 burgers for breakfast is not a good idea - but something sensible like 2 pieces of wholemeal toast with low fat topping or fruit and yogurt or bowl of non sugared cereal is fine.
Not eating breakfast does lead to concentration lags during the morning and for some people mid morning binges.
People like diabetics on medication must eat breakfast to avoid hypos.
I dont think your theory is very sound.
why not? Everyone says that breakfast is the most "healthiest meal" of the day. But most of the people eating breakfast are obese. You know who is selling that breakfast is the healthiest meal line...the companies that are selling you breakfast - Kellogg's, quaker, etc etc...so OF COURSE they want you to think breakfast is healthy so you will keep buying their crap....
This is so idiotic.0 -
Actually, *not* eating breakfast has a high correlation to obesity.0
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I dont think obesity and eating breakfast are directly linked - as in stop eating breakfast and you wont be fat - obviously eating 5 burgers for breakfast is not a good idea - but something sensible like 2 pieces of wholemeal toast with low fat topping or fruit and yogurt or bowl of non sugared cereal is fine.
Not eating breakfast does lead to concentration lags during the morning and for some people mid morning binges.
People like diabetics on medication must eat breakfast to avoid hypos.
I dont think your theory is very sound.
why not? Everyone says that breakfast is the most "healthiest meal" of the day. But most of the people eating breakfast are obese. You know who is selling that breakfast is the healthiest meal line...the companies that are selling you breakfast - Kellogg's, quaker, etc etc...so OF COURSE they want you to think breakfast is healthy so you will keep buying their crap....
Definitely agree with this as well. Lots of sugary cereals/quick breakfast options that come out of boxes or come frozen. Looking at the nutrition labels on those boxes, like 190 + cals sometimes for 3/4 c of cereal and measuring isn't always a standard, it's about filling up the bowl a lot of the time. Then depending on the kind of milk, calorie content in that. Before you know it, 400-500, breakfast cereal alone. When you go out, the caloric content on most breakfast combinations is pretty high with the exception of some things on the "lighter" side of the menu.0 -
Breakfast.....= breaking fast......I don't think what time means anything.....I think whatever time our ancestors could go out, kill something, drag it home, and eat it...hence <<Breaking their fast.....is when they had their breakfast....We would do well to look at history on so so many things these days. <<<Just sayin s'all0
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Check my food diary and tell me my brekkies aren't (mostly) healthy. It's all about choices, baby.
Except weekends. They often include bacon.
ummm your diary is private....
not anymore.0 -
I'm hangry when I wake up. That's why I eat breakfast. My body is telling me it wants food, so I oblige it. For the sake of humanity. You're all very welcome.0
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I eat when I am hungry and I am usually not at breakfast. I disregard the "must eat breakfast line" and have managed to keep a normal weight. (Not that I can manage to lose the 10 nagging pounds, but that is mostly due to age and a sedentary job and has nothing do to with breakfast).0
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How does this make sense. Less than half the people in the US eat breakfast yet you are blaming breakfast for people being obese. So if 80% of people eat dinner then it must be dinners fault that people are obese. Lets cut dinner out then. Would go more towards your logic.0
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Ok folks here are the stats...
forty four percent of us eat breakfast, yet 2/3's of americans are obese. Hmmm yet we keep hearing that breakfast is the "most important meal of the day". I guess if you want to be obese then it is. Also, the whole "I need to eat breakfast to stoke the metabolic fire theory' has been totally debunked; as meal timing has nothing to do with metabolism. So I say eat when you are hungry and the let the chips fall as they may. I personally have been skipping breakfast for about five months now, and have lost three percent body fat. Oh, and you wont go into starvation mode if you don't eat breakfast so don't even come with that...cheers!
I think I'll stick to eating breakfast and health & fitness advice backed by solid science and evidence.
But thank you for your point of view.
kind regards,
Ben
what solid science would that be?
Bucket loads of it. But I am not the one making an unsubstantiated claim.0 -
I don't see how these stats relate to each other at all. 2/3rds of Americans are obese because they eat like crap
and stuff their faces with burgers and sweets and processed foods, not because they eat breakfast.
You can have a full and hearty breakfast for less than 200 calories. Have some oatmeal and some fruit,
and you're good to go. It's all about making the right decisions, and not whether you have breakfast or not.
And by the way - breakfast and/or brunch are dearly loved by Europeans, and the obesity issue,
I believe, is not as bad as it is in the States.0 -
I'm hangry when I wake up. That's why eat breakfast. My body is telling me it wants food, so I oblige it. For the sake of humanity. You're all very welcome.
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Also...if 67% are obese, then 33% are NOT obese...so possibly, of the 44% who eat breakfast, all of those but 11% are NOT obese...that would leave 56% of the population NOT eating breakfast, and they are obese...so your figures support *eating* breakfast. Of course, I'm sure the numbers don't work out to be that absolute...but still...I think eating a healthy breakfast is a very good idea...the key words, of course, being "healthy breakfast"...not all you can eat at IHOP...
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Its things like this that cause people to be so confused when it comes to nutritional information. Yes, a marketing ploy is to say that breakfast is the healthiest meal of the day. Its meant to break your fast from sleeping... to provide your body with the nutrients it needs to start your day. It doesn't matter the time of the day.... it all depends on what you eat. You can have cheesecake pancakes from ihop for breakfast or you can have some fresh fruit, yogurt, eggs, or granola for breakfast. The statistics are basically proving, if anything, that people are not making wise decisions. That's it.0
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A year ago you couldn't force me to eat breakfast. Now I eat it every single day, whether it's an apple or a bowl of oatmeal. It absolutely keeps me from being ravenous come lunch. I'm also diabetic, so if I don't eat it I reap the consequences.
I agree with the idea that one should eat when they're hungry, but to relate obesity with eating breakfast is silly. It depends on the person's lifestyle and what exactly they're eating.0 -
How does this make sense. Less than half the people in the US eat breakfast yet you are blaming breakfast for people being obese. So if 80% of people eat dinner then it must be dinners fault that people are obese. Lets cut dinner out then. Would go more towards your logic.
i am not blaming breakfast..I just quoted the stats...
Everyone says that breakfast is the most healthiest meal of the day. yet 2/3 of those eating breakfast are obese..I find this interesting...why is breakfast so "healthy" yet the people eating it are obese???0 -
I dont think 'breakfast is the healthiest meal of the day' message is a conspiracy - many nutiritionists and dieticains recomend this too and parents are certainly encouraged to give children breakfast, some schools even have breakfast programs for disadvantaged childrenI dont think obesity and eating breakfast are directly linked - as in stop eating breakfast and you wont be fat - obviously eating 5 burgers for breakfast is not a good idea - but something sensible like 2 pieces of wholemeal toast with low fat topping or fruit and yogurt or bowl of non sugared cereal is fine.
Not eating breakfast does lead to concentration lags during the morning and for some people mid morning binges.
People like diabetics on medication must eat breakfast to avoid hypos.
I dont think your theory is very sound.
why not? Everyone says that breakfast is the most "healthiest meal" of the day. But most of the people eating breakfast are obese. You know who is selling that breakfast is the healthiest meal line...the companies that are selling you breakfast - Kellogg's, quaker, etc etc...so OF COURSE they want you to think breakfast is healthy so you will keep buying their crap....
I dont think your theory is sound as there is no evidence linking your two facts - ie correlation does not equal causation.
I dont agree that most of the people eating breakfast are obese - many people, including most children, eat breakfast and most of them are not obese. I know some very slim people that eat breakfast every day.
You could just as easily say most obese people eat dinner - therefore eating dinner is bad.
Or another unlinked but true statement - more people worldwide who wear shoes are obese than those who dont wear shoes - therefore wearing shoes leads to obesity - or does it??
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A year ago you couldn't force me to eat breakfast. Now I eat it every single day, whether it's an apple or a bowl of oatmeal. It absolutely keeps me from being ravenous come lunch. I'm also diabetic, so if I don't eat it I reap the consequences.
I agree with the idea that one should eat when they're hungry, but to relate obesity with eating breakfast is silly. It depends on the person's lifestyle and what exactly they're eating.
interesting...
when I ate breakfast I was crushing about four eggs, four egg whites, two servings of oatmeal and was starting by 10:30...0 -
My boyfriend is steadily losing weight while skipping breakfast (he's never hungry when he wakes up, and if he eats he says it just makes him really hungry during the entire morning, so he just has coffee). When our diet consisted of mac&cheese, spaghetti carbonara, and other extremely fattening things, he was steadily gaining weight, while skipping breakfast.
It's calories in vs. calories out. It doesn't matter what time you eat, it matters that you eat and do not fast for long periods of time. If eating breakfast and many smaller meals means you control your intake better, eat breakfast. If eating breakfast just makes you hungry the entire day (which happens to be my case), skip breakfast.0
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