Interesting facts about breakfast

According to a study by Harvard University – Massachusetts General Hospital of Children in the Philadelphia and Baltimore Schools, students who generally ate breakfast at school scored better in math, higher scores on standardized tests, fewer absences and tardies, lower hyperactivity and better social relationships compared to children who rarely ate breakfast at school.

The word “breakfast” literally means breaking the fast. As we know, fasting is the act of not eating for a period of time. U.S

We may not see it this way, but we practically fast in our sleep, even if we dream about food. The act of eating breakfast is literally breaking the fast!

The National Weight Management Registry is a database of more than 3,000 people who have lost at least 60 pounds and maintained it for at least 6 years. Seventy-eight percent of these people in the registry found that eating breakfast daily was a

excellent weight management strategy along with a low-fat diet and exercise for an hour or more every day.

Cereal is the number one food you buy in supermarkets today. The first breakfast cereal was created in 1863 in New York by a vegetarian.

So what is a healthy breakfast anyway?

Are they pancakes spread with maple syrup or green eggs with ham? Well, first and foremost, a healthy breakfast should be a

balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Fiber is also very important. Protein can come from meat, eggs, beans, or soy.

products. Fiber can be found in whole grains, grains, or fruits. Sure, from time to time you can indulge yourself

to cookies, pancakes or cakes for special occasions, but on a daily basis, they should be avoided along with sugary ones

cereals and white breads. These foods will drive your blood sugar insane, pulling you out of the Zone. Those

types of foods digest quickly and will leave you hungry and tired in just a couple of hours.

Research by the Cardiff University School of Psychology, led by Professor Andrew Smith, has shown that eating breakfast helps children function better in school than those who skip the first meal of the day. Dr. Smith says it is

Of course, starting the day with cereals enhances mental, cognitive and physical capacity. Children are less emotionally distressed, less tired, and less anxious. The study looked at 213 children ages 4 to 11.

The results revealed that children who start the day with cereal are:

9 percent more alert

11 percent less emotionally distressed

13 percent less tired

17 percent less anxious

10 percent less likely to suffer from memory and attention deficits than those who skip breakfast

33 percent less likely to have an upset stomach.