I have always been an athlete. Throughout elementary school and high school I played a variety of team sports. I always took school very serious. I am decently intelligent, school came easy to me. I made sure I was rested and between needing food for brain fuel and needing food for sport fuel, I have always been a breakfast eater. Now, apparently this is uncommon. Huffington Post says that 10% of the American population does not eat breakfast. Its no wonder we have such an issue with overweight and obese people.
Breakfast is not only what jumpstarts your metabolism after a (hopefully) long and restful night, it also jump starts the brain. It is even more important that children are eating their breakfast! WebMD reports that children that skip breakfast are more often absent or late from school. Get those kids up and make sure they are eating. Some nice whole grain cereal with so low fat milk and orange juice is the perfect way to send your children off to school alert and ready to learn!
And adults, it is proven that skipping breakfast can cause weight gain and damper weightloss efforts. On the surface, it may appear that skipping a meal would mean less calories, (which it does) and in the end, would mean less weight gained or more weight lost (which it does not). You're body runs on fuel, it needs rest and then needs to be recharged. Even a busy mom has time, grab a breakfast shake or banana and low sugar granola bar. Skipping breakfast tends to lead people to bad snacks and endless grazing. You might save 300 calories at breakfast, but find your hand in the candy dish several times before lunch. It's simple really, if you want to maintain or lose weight, EAT BREAKFAST!
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