Many people may think that if they skip breakfast they’ll eat fewer calories over the day and it will help them lose weight.
Big Mistake!!!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! when you eat you activate the thermogenesis process and thus stimulate your metabolism. skipping breakfast would put your body into "sleep mode" and you would actually burn fewer calories over the course of day.
10 statistics/fun facts on the importance of eating breakfast
1. A study from the University of Bath (UK) found that people who eat breakfast burn more calories throughout the day and have betterblood sugar control than those who skipped breakfast.
2. A study from the University of Agder in Norway found that children who eat breakfast and dinner with their parents have less of a chance of being overweight or obese than children in families who do not dine together.
3. A study from Tel Aviv University found that dieters who ate a big breakfast and a modest dinner lost 240% more weight than others in the study who had a big dinner and a modest breakfast.
4. According to a 16-year study of nearly 27,000 participants by Harvard University, men who skip breakfast have a 27 percent higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease
5. A study from Harvard University School of Public Health published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who skip breakfast have a 20% higher risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than those who eat breakfast daily.
6. A University of Missouri-Columbia study indicated that young people who eat a protein-rich breakfast are less likely to indulge in unhealthy snacking later in the day.
7. A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing showed children who regularly eat breakfast get significantly higher scores in verbal and performance IQ tests.
8. Researchers at Cornell University found that people who skip breakfast tend to crave more carbohydrates later in the day compared with test subjects who ate breakfast.
9. According to a recent survey from Food Insight, 93 percent of Americans agree that breakfast is the most important meal, yet fewer than half (44 percent) are eating it every day.
10. According to Mintel Research, U.S. restaurant chains added 460 new breakfast items to their menus in 2009, an increase over both 2008 and 2007. Many of the new items were value-priced, supporting additional Mintel research that 90% of U.S. consumers spent less on breakfasts in 2009 than in 2008.
Additionally, eating breakfast actually suppresses your appetite ensuring that you can have the self control and discipline to stick to your diet goals!
this article was written by Malka Coopersmith and reviewed by Rachel Weber RD for One on One Health
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