Breakfast is extremely important for a person's health. Modern physiologists have shown that if blood sugar levels are too low, one will feel hungry and fatigued, and may even experience dizziness, unsteadiness when standing, or palpitations. The maintenance of blood sugar levels in the body mainly depends on the type and quantity of food consumed in the first meal of the day. Skipping breakfast makes it difficult to maintain normal blood sugar levels, leading to hypoglycemia, which directly impacts work, study, and physical health. At the same time, it can lead to a lack of concentration, poor reaction time, and reduced stress tolerance. In severe cases, it can lead to collapse or hypoglycemic coma.
1. Breakfast – The Switch to Start Your Brain. Foreign scientists have shown that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, yet in life, many people do not pay attention to it, thinking that breakfast is just a "light meal," often rushing through it or even skipping it entirely. This is extremely detrimental to the health and learning of children. Skipping breakfast not only fails to provide the energy needed for normal activities, but it also makes people feel dizzy, confused, slow to react, and mentally scattered. Therefore, American nutritionists compare breakfast to "the switch that starts the brain."
2. Because of skipping breakfast, there is no energy in the morning to do work. In order to have ample energy and drive to handle tasks, breakfast is a must.
3. Most young women today suffer from anemia, or their blood concentration does not meet the standard. These conditions may be due to skipping breakfast. On the other hand, anemic people get tired easily, their physical condition is often poor, which is a major obstacle to work, and even causes confusion and doubt. Due to anemia, their face is pale, which looks very unattractive. This will inevitably give an impression of being unhealthy, and even the best cosmetics will be ineffective in making the skin look good. In order to have elastic and beautiful skin, and for the sake of a day's work and physical health, breakfast is indispensable.
4. Women who stick to eating breakfast can maintain a slim figure, and eating cereal for breakfast can be even more effective in maintaining their figure. This is a conclusion reached by experts from the U.S. National Health Center after a nearly ten-year follow-up study of 2,400 women. The Maryland Medical Institute compared the likelihood of obesity in girls who regularly eat breakfast and those who never eat breakfast. The results showed that compared to those who never eat breakfast, any girl who eats breakfast can significantly reduce the possibility of obesity, and for those who only eat cereal for breakfast, the possibility is even lower. This research was strongly supported by the U.S. National Health Center and cereal manufacturers. To further verify these results, the U.S. National Health Center conducted a follow-up study of approximately 2,400 girls aged 9 to 19 in California, Ohio, and Maryland. The results of the survey further confirmed the above conclusion and were published in the ninth issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The association pointed out that nearly one-third of adolescent girls in the United States are overweight, and worse still, these overweight girls do not lose weight as they become adults, and dieting will become a lifelong problem for them.
5. Eating breakfast is good for your heart. British researchers found that if healthy, slim women skip breakfast, their cholesterol levels increase and their body's "sensitivity" to insulin decreases. Insulin is a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels. Researchers believe that if women skip breakfast, they will eat more on the days they skip it, thus promoting weight gain. Some past studies have already found that people who regularly eat breakfast, especially whole grains, have lower cholesterol and insulin levels. This new research suggests that eating breakfast regularly also brings long-term health benefits.
To study the effects of eating and skipping breakfast on short-term metabolism, researchers at the University of Nottingham in the UK studied 10 normal-weight women. Researchers had these women follow two dietary plans every two weeks. One was to eat a bowl of wheat bran flakes with low-fat milk in the morning, followed by two main meals and two snacks for the rest of the day. The other dietary plan was to skip breakfast, but eat a cereal food at lunch, and add two extra main meals and snacks for the rest of the day. In addition, in both plans, the women were allowed to eat sweet breads at lunch as they wished. The research results showed that after skipping breakfast, these women generally had higher cholesterol (LDL) levels and poorer insulin sensitivity, which in turn affected heart function. The research report stated that the calories these women consumed during the no-breakfast period were also higher, which indicates that besides affecting cholesterol and insulin levels, skipping breakfast also makes these women eat more. The researchers said that this study is not only interesting, but it also tells people the importance of eating breakfast first in the morning; if some people eat at noon and then eat cereal, it will affect their metabolism.