Thursday, October 28, 2010

Fat loss and skipping breakfast

Fat loss and skipping breakfast

It has been suggested that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This is probably true. Starting each day with breakfast is considered an important habit for health. As the obesity rate continues to increase, physical activity and breakfast consumption has declined. I will present to you some of the negatives associated with skipping breakfast.

• Woman that skipped breakfast had a higher incidence of irregular menses.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with higher incidence of constipation.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with being overweight and obese.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with lower dietary fiber intake, micronutrients, and other essential nutrients.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with higher hunger / appetite levels throughout the day, especially in the evening.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with lowered reproductive function.
• Breakfast skipping is associated with insulin resistance and diabetes.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with lower mental health.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with lower academic performance.
• Children with more educated mothers were more prone to skipping breakfast and being overweight.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with high blood pressure.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with reduced physical activity.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with greater consumption of unhealthful snack foods later in the day.
• Skipping breakfast lowers cognitive function related to memory, test grades, and school attendance.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with dysmenorrhea.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with increase in perceived stress.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with body dissatisfaction, dieting, and dieting disorders.
• Skipping breakfast is associated with impaired thermogenesis.

As you can see from the available research, skipping breakfast is not conducive to your health and fitness goals. My tip today is not to skip breakfast. The main reasons for skipping breakfast was lack of time and not feeling hungry upon wakening. If lack of time represents your situation, I would look to altering your daily scheduled routine and make time. If you have time but don’t feel hungry, this could be a perfect time to do something active for 20-40 minutes. Physical activity can increase your hunger levels, but this is a future article. Also in the future I will show you what macronutrient ratios are best during breakfast for health and fat loss, and other tips and tricks that can be applied to help you lose fat and gain muscle.

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