We tell you seven scientific findings that you should take into account when having breakfast.
Don’t skip it.According to a study published by the University of Tasmanai (Australia) in the journalAmerican Journal of Clinical NutritionBoth children and adults who skip the first meal of the day tend to eat worse and lead a more sedentary life. They also tend to have higher cholesterol and insulin levels (and therefore more likely to suffer from diabetes and heart disease) than those who eat breakfast.
Less overweight.A study by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (USA) revealed that young women who eat breakfast cereals have a lower waist-height ratio, which is the best indicator of absence of overweight and low cardiovascular risk. Additionally, a Scraton University study revealed that wheat or corn cereals contain more antioxidants than any other breakfast.
In a meeting.According to a OnePoll survey, breakfast meetings are more productive than afternoon meetings. 67% of the subjects are more predisposed to be attentive during breakfast.
Exercise first.A recent study from the University of Birmingham published inMedicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseIt showed that a higher proportion of fat is burned when we exercise before eating breakfast. However, if we eat breakfast first and move later, engineered carbohydrates (cereals, bread, etc.) disrupt fat metabolism for at least 6 hours.
Less lead.A study in the Environmental Health Journal revealed that children who eat breakfast daily have lower levels of lead in their blood (15% less) than those who skip this meal.
If you are on a diet. Adults trying to lose weight are more successful eating a healthy breakfast than avoiding it and having something in the middle of the morning. On the other hand, a study from the Pennington Center for Biomedical Research has revealed that eating eggs for breakfast helps to lose between 60 and 65% more weight in subjects who are subjected to a weight loss diet than any other breakfast.
Without breakfast you smoke more. According to a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, the absence of breakfast is associated, in addition to being overweight, with a greater tendency to smoke tobacco, consume marijuana and drink alcohol.
