The Importance Of Breakfast
Breakfast is the first opportunity the body has to refuel its glucose (blood sugar) levels after the fast of eight to twelve hours without a meal or snack.
When you wake up in the morning your body is in need of nourishment. Eating a nutritional breakfast is like putting premium fuel in your car when the fuel tank is running on empty.
It is vital that you eat a solid breakfast at the start of your day if you want to be focused and alert throughout the day.
Eating breakfast helps with:
1 – Giving your body energy
2 – Maintaining your blood sugar levels
3 – Increasing mood
4 – Increasing alertness
5 – Maintain a healthy weight or losing weight
6 – Boosting the metabolism of the body
7 – Decreasing the
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When you skip eating breakfast it causes the metabolic rate to slow down and the blood sugar levels to drop.
When you eat a healthy breakfast, your body feels nourished and satisfied.
Breakfast and your body
Breakfast provides the body with vital nutrients, building blocks and the energy needed for a high-level of function.
The nutrients and energy gained from eating a good breakfast helps with the maintenance of cell growth and regeneration, as well as keeping the body well-nourished while giving it the ability to perform at peak levels.
Children and breakfast:
Studies show that children who eat a good breakfast do better in school than children who do not.
Lack of breakfast or an inadequate breakfast may result in a nutritionally inadequate diet, influencing learning in a number of ways:
The hunger resulting from skipping breakfast may cause children to exhibit:
Nervousness Irritability Disinterest in learning Listlessness Lack of concentration Learning disabilities Behavioral problems Poorer language development Slower thinking Slower memory retrieval Poor memory retention Lower