| “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” - Mom There is a correlation between eating breakfast and a reduced risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and belly fat according to a study. Other studies show an increase heart attack risk when skipping breakfast. The thinking is that skipping breakfast causes you to be hungrier later in the day and eat larger meals. The Slow Carb Diet popularized by Timothy Ferriss says to eat within 30 minutes of awakening. Other studies say there aren’t any risks. So what’s a dieter to do? Use your scale and test which works better for you. Track the calories you eat during a day when you have breakfast and don’t have breakfast. I like to delay my breakfast as long as possible. I find that if I eat too early you I’m hungrier earlier and eat more calories. If you wait too long you can become so hungry that you lose your impulse control the way you can lose it while under the influence of alcohol. Skipping breakfast can affect your energy. A study found that people who had nothing for breakfast performed worse on memory tests than those who ate it. |