Skipping breakfast is a hard-to-break habit due to many environmental factors. However, skipping breakfast brings many consequences for health. The following information will clarify the effects when you skip your breakfast and provide solutions for a quick and convenient breakfast.
1. Reasons why many people skip their breakfast
There are many reasons for skipping breakfast. However, it almost stems from the urgent time off work and family, making many people not want to have breakfast. Usually, working people and students need to have breakfast before 6:30 every day to ensure they are present at 7 o'clock to start work or go to school. At this time, the body still does not feel hungry, and it is quite difficult to have breakfast at this time for most of us.
Besides the time issues, timing is also a disadvantage. Busy work or tight schedules make many people unable to prepare and eat breakfast. Gradually, they form a habit, and as a result, breakfast no longer exists in their daily diet.
Breakfast is the main meal that many nutritionists consider important. Skipping breakfast has a significant impact on health. However, some misunderstandings of dieters make them believe that skipping breakfast will limit energy intake, helping to accelerate the weight loss process.
2. Harms of skipping breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, helping the body supply the necessary energy. When you skip breakfast, you may encounter several problems such as:
2.1 Impact on the Cardiovascular System from Prolonged Breakfast Skipping
Surveys conducted on individuals who regularly skip breakfast have shown that those who maintain a full breakfast have an 87% improvement in the cardiovascular system. Meanwhile, it cannot be denied that a portion of deaths from cardiovascular disease have the factor of not eating breakfast.
Furthermore, research on the risk of atherosclerosis in subjects who do not eat breakfast showed a 67% risk among them, while those who eat breakfast only accounted for 21% of the total. This effect is explained based on changes in blood sugar levels. If blood sugar is unstable, it can lead to blocked arteries. The risk of acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases, especially stroke, is also analyzed from these factors.
2.2 Increased risk of Type 2 Diabetes for those who do not eat breakfast
When you don't eat breakfast, your body experiences metabolic disorders. This means that metabolic regulating hormones are not guaranteed, causing fatigue, dizziness, and an increased risk of developing diabetes. Women are considered to be at a higher risk because they often skip breakfast.
2.3 Skipping breakfast makes the body sluggish, lacking energy and alertness at work
Children and adolescents who do not eat breakfast will disrupt physical development. At this stage, the body has a considerable need for nutrition. If not supplied promptly, it will cause asthenia and malnutrition. All nutritional problems in children cause memory loss and reduced short-term or long-term cognition. As a result, people who skip breakfast will suffer from cerebral ischemia, causing unable to concentrate and fatigue, making it difficult to remember.
2.4 Skipping Breakfast Unbalances Nutrients for the Body
Skipping breakfast means you lose half a day without providing energy. Breakfast plays a role in providing long-lasting energy for half a day of activity; if not provided, it will exhaust the body.
In the long term, if the body does not receive breakfast, the immune system will weaken. The immune system is considered a shield that helps the body fight against all harmful effects of the environment. Therefore, people who do not eat breakfast are more susceptible to disease and asthenia. When it reaches severe asthenia, it will lead to impaired function in internal organs.
2.5 Regularly skipping breakfast leads to the risk of digestive disorders
Going hungry while working or studying will cause a gnawing ache in the stomach. When there is no food to digest, the stomach still works according to its daily cycle. The amount of acid secreted to digest food at this time will react on the stomach and intestines wall. Therefore, people who skip breakfast have a higher risk of gastric ulcers.
In addition, when not eating breakfast, nausea and abnormal diarrhea may occur. This phenomenon is explained by the body experiencing stress when too hungry, causing organs to receive incorrect signals. In the long term, the digestive organs will lose control and make it difficult for you to tolerate breakfast foods.
2.6 Some other controversial harms regarding people who skip breakfast
Apart from the above-mentioned harms, skipping breakfast can seriously affect the body's metabolism. Difficulty in metabolism is the cause of obesity and excess energy. This may be a bad sign for those who want to lose weight by skipping breakfast.
3. Suggestions for simple and quick breakfasts
To solve the problem of not having time for breakfast due to going to school or work early, you can refer to some quick and simple dishes below:
• Fried egg with 2 slices of bread and a glass of milk
• Oatmeal mixed with milk
• Cheese
• Whole grains
Skipping breakfast does not help with weight loss but also endangers health. If you are too busy to prepare breakfast, you can choose ready-to-eat nuts for breakfast.
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