Saturday, January 22, 2011

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!



Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day. Undeniably it is important but many of us ignore this fact due to n-number of reasons, for instance some say they don’t have enough time to prepare, some do not have enough food while others on diet stuck with an illusion that by not eating, they can cut down on calories.

Breakfast is not just a morning routine but if once we give it a thought, the interval between breakfast and dinner is of several hours. Our body glucose reserves are at minimum by the morning and hence it makes it important for us to refuel are body and rejuvenate are system by having a good healthy nutritious breakfast. We should eat breakfast not just because it is a morning routine. Few scientific facts further prove that people who eat breakfast are more likely to have:

- IMROVISED CONCENTRATION LEVELS: human brain requires glucose for its proper functioning, as glucose is a source of energy. Hence maintaining sufficient blood glucose level will accelerate brain functioning.

- PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WITH LONGER ENDURANCE: a day started with a healthy breakfast provides the body with high levels of energy, which in turn helps you to sustain whole day activity.

- DECREASED CHOLESTROL LEVEL: it is a proven fact that low cholesterol level reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Few studies reveal that people who eat breakfast consume less dietary cholesterol than people who skip their morning meal.

- BETTER WEIGHT CONTROL: a person feels less hungry during the day if he /she have had a healthy breakfast in the morning. It may also make you go for lighter meals or short meals as your next meal. Breakfast eaters usually acquire low-fat and low calorie diets whereas non breakfast eaters end up having anything that comes in their way to fill in their tummy’s as they feel hungry later in the day. Therefore it may lead to unhealthy diet that definitely is cause for obesity.

To unveil the importance of breakfast few researchers have stressed upon having breakfast as a low fat diet would help in modifying the platelets activation further reducing the risk of heart attacks, sudden deaths, strokes and prevent blood clot formation.

So wake people and get rid of your old habits. Make it a point to have a healthy nutritious breakfast every morning.

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