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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Breakfast, Is it Really for Champions?


Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. People who skip the morning meal tend to struggle more with weight problems, as well as low energy all day long.

Why? The hours between dinner and breakfast are usually the longest span between any of the meals in the day. While sleeping, the body still needs fuel to keep your body in working order. That fuel comes from glucose stored in the blood, liver, and muscles. By morning, the glucose is depleted.

“Breakfast skippers” can feel fine and full of energy in the first few hours after waking up, because the body and mind are refreshed after a night’s sleep. But that energy fades as the increasing demands of the day add stress to a body already running low on fuel. By lunchtime, even if you eat a healthful meal, regaining the energy that you would have had if you had eaten breakfast is close to impossible.


Remember: Mom was right. Be sure you and your family get a good breakfast every morning.

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