Are you tired of hearing about how breakfast is the most
important meal of the day? Well, this advice probably not
going to stop until more of us start eating our morning
meals.
About 18 percent of males and 13 percent of females between
the ages of 35 and 54 are breakfast skippers , according to a
2011 study by the market research company NPD group.
But the evidence that suggests that breakfast is a meal not-
to-be-skipped is overwhelming. In fact, I have never
encountered a study that suggests the opposite. Most guilty are Lagosians who will never think of taking their breakfast before Lunch time. 70% of Lagosians skips breakfast while 30% outside lagos State Nigeria skips breakfast.
Here a look at some of the research showing the possible
benefits of breakfast:
Diabetes: Skipping breakfast may increase a woman's
diabetes risk, according to a study published this month in the
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Women who ate
breakfast an average of zero to six times per week were at a
higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than women who ate
breakfast every day.
Heart Disease: Eating breakfast was associated with a lower
incidence of heart disease in men between ages 45 and 82,
according to a July study in the journal Circulation. The study
also found that skipping breakfast was associated with
hypertension, insulin resistance and elevated blood sugar
levels .
Memory: A 2005 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
review of 47 breakfast-related studies found that eating
breakfast is likely to improve cognitive function related to
memory and test grades. Translation: Eating breakfast is a
smart move!
Weight Loss: In one recent study, people who ate breakfast as
their largest meal lost an average of 17.8 pounds over three
months. The other participants consumed the same number of
total calories per day, but ate most of their calories at dinner,
according to the study published in July in the journal
Obesity. The large-dinner group only lost an average of 7.3
pounds each over the same time period.