I decided to talk about this issue of breakfast. People always say that you should never skip breakfast, but no one bothers explaining why, so I decided to take a stab at it.
There have been numerous research studies that have directly linked breakfast consumption with a lower BMI. Also, those who regularly eat breakfast tend to have an overall healthier lifestyle and consume healthy foods. The general composition of the diet also improves. By composition I mean overall increase in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, whole grains, and a decreased intake of saturated fat, which constitue a healthy diet. If you eat breakfast, there is a decrease in overall caloric intake. Think about this for a second. When you skip breakfast, you just make yourself hungrier and hungrier as the day goes on. So by the time lunch rolls around, you are completely famished and end up eating a lot more than you would have had you eaten breakfast.
Breakfast consumption, specially eating whole grain foods, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Now, there is this very interesting research study that looks at ghrelin and breakfast consumption. Ghrelin is a hormone secreted by the cells in the stomach. It has been shown to increase appetite and food intake. It makes you eat more and makes you hungrier. So this study says they saw increased levels of ghrelin in those people who skipped breakfast.
So these are a few of the reasons why you shouldn't skip breakfast! Now its not just someone lecturing you, I have given you the scientific facts and research behind it.
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