HEALTH REPORT
Reboot with Breakfast
Y ou can’t feel energised and focused if your brain is starving, which is what happens if you don’t eat breakfast. The brain needs around 120 g of glucose daily in order to work properly, and when you wake up in the morning your glucose levels need to be topped up. A well-balanced, nutritious breakfast will keep you on top of your game and get your day off to a great start. If you don’t eat breakfast, the body releases extra insulin, which disrupts blood sugar levels and causes cravings. If this continues long term, it can lead to metabolic syndrome and adrenal exhaustion. Need more motivation? Studies indicate a strong correlation between being overweight and skipping breakfast.
Since being overweight lowers energy levels - making you more likely to reach for sweet foods and less likely to feel like exercising - eating breakfast can help fend off unwanted kilos as well as improve physical and mental performance. Eating breakfast is very important for children and teenagers. In addition to refuelling their bodies and brains with essential nutrients, research shows that children who eat breakfast tend to be healthier overall – they are more likely to be physically active and socially responsive, as well as to eat well for the rest of the day and to maintain a healthy weight. Critically, there is a strong link between eating breakfast and school performance. Studies collated by the US Food Research and Action Center show that children who do not eat breakfast were less able to learn; in particular, they had lower maths scores, attention and behavioural
Research shows that teens and university students who eat breakfast score higher on tests, are better able to concentrate and exhibit greater overall mental performance than those who don’t.
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