Do you often skip your first meal while running late for the office? Here is why you should never skip your breakfast.
Important meal
Breakfast is the main and first meal of the day. It gives you energy throughout the day. It is important to have it at the right time for better health.
Regulates blood sugar
Breakfast helps regulate blood sugar levels and helps prevent energy crashes. Skipping breakfast everyday increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Weight gain
Skipping breakfast daily makes you overeat for lunch, which causes instant blood sugar spike and can lead to weight gain.
Risk of heart diseases
Skipping breakfast every day increases the risk of heart health diseases such as high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.
When to eat breakfast?
Breakfast should ideally be consumed within an hour of waking up. You should consume protein- and fibre-rich foods, such as nuts, to keep you full for longer periods of time.
Ideal time
Breakfast is best consumed between 6 and 10 a.m. because it helps with stress and fatigue. Skipping breakfast can make you irritable all day, as it lowers serotonin levels.
Information Credits
This information is taken from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Breakfast is important and the main meal of the day, which helps you get energy.