{"id":19216,"date":"2025-01-02T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19216"},"modified":"2025-01-02T10:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T10:23:03","slug":"is-skipping-breakfast-bad-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19216","title":{"rendered":"Is Skipping Breakfast Bad For Your Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Maybe you\u2019re an egg hater. A coffee-only person. Whatever the reason you skip the first meal of the day, it\u2019s worth considering the health implications.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I did not eat breakfast before starting to write this article. But I did feed my three children before sending them to school. In fact, I know breakfast is <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26697955\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">so important<\/a> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33923639\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">for<\/a> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39378262\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">kids<\/a> that my husband and I serve our high schooler food in front of her makeup mirror, like she\u2019s royalty, to make sure she eats. The two of us? We stick to coffee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">We are certainly not alone. Plenty of adults skip breakfast because they are too rushed or distracted or simply aren\u2019t hungry first thing in the morning. Is it really such a big deal? The general wisdom from experts is that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/23\/well\/eat\/healthy-breakfast.html\" title>a morning meal<\/a> \u2014 ideally some combination of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/30\/well\/eat\/protein-age.html\" title>protein<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/14\/well\/eat\/fiber-diet.html\" title>fiber<\/a> and fat \u2014 stabilizes your blood sugar, gives you energy and keeps you satiated, so you are less likely to overeat later on. \u201cBut maybe something else works for you,\u201d said Lindsay Malone, an instructor in the department of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a registered dietitian. \u201cWho am I to tell someone they need to eat breakfast if they don\u2019t feel like it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The key is listening to your body. You may think you feel fine without breakfast, but there could be consequences you aren\u2019t paying attention to. Before you continue to skip it, here are a few things to consider.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-39d0946c\">Are you not hungry in the morning?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If you eat or snack close to bedtime, your body could still be digesting from the night before. A pattern forms: You skip breakfast but make up for missed calories later in the day. \u201cAnd then you might eat a third of your calories snacking after dinner,\u201d Ms. Malone said. Having your body take on more digestion when it should be resting <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/british-journal-of-nutrition\/article\/associations-between-bedtime-eating-or-drinking-sleep-duration-and-wake-after-sleep-onset-findings-from-the-american-time-use-survey\/72A5D22C25A35FA975A5B50991431E0C\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">can lead to<\/a> <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7215804\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">worse sleep<\/a> and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9010393\/#Sec2\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weight gain<\/a>, she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cPhysiologically there are a lot of mechanisms at play to encourage our bodies to eat in the morning,\u201d said Ivory Loh, a registered dietitian nutritionist in Seattle. But if you\u2019ve spent years not eating breakfast, your body may have stopped sending hunger cues it knows will be ignored. \u201cI tell clients to try three weeks of consistently eating something,\u201d Ms. Loh said. \u201cJust give it a go. Your body will start to anticipate being fed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-28b494ec\">Do you drink coffee?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Coffee can initially suppress your appetite and give you a bit of energy, especially if you drink it with milk, which provides a little fat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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A coffee-only person. Whatever the reason you skip the first meal of the day, it\u2019s worth considering the health implications.I did not eat breakfast before starting to write this article. But I did feed my three children before sending them to school. In fact, I know breakfast is so important for kids that my husband and I serve our high schooler food in front of her makeup mirror, like she\u2019s royalty, to make sure she eats. The two of us? We stick to coffee.We are certainly not alone. Plenty of adults skip breakfast because they are too rushed or distracted or simply aren\u2019t hungry first thing in the morning. Is it really such a big deal? The general wisdom from experts is that a morning meal \u2014 ideally some combination of protein, fiber and fat \u2014 stabilizes your blood sugar, gives you energy and keeps you satiated, so you are less likely to overeat later on. \u201cBut maybe something else works for you,\u201d said Lindsay Malone, an instructor in the department of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a registered dietitian. \u201cWho am I to tell someone they need to eat breakfast if they don\u2019t feel like it?\u201dThe key is listening to your body. You may think you feel fine without breakfast, but there could be consequences you aren\u2019t paying attention to. Before you continue to skip it, here are a few things to consider.Are you not hungry in the morning?If you eat or snack close to bedtime, your body could still be digesting from the night before. A pattern forms: You skip breakfast but make up for missed calories later in the day. \u201cAnd then you might eat a third of your calories snacking after dinner,\u201d Ms. Malone said. Having your body take on more digestion when it should be resting can lead to worse sleep and weight gain, she added.\u201cPhysiologically there are a lot of mechanisms at play to encourage our bodies to eat in the morning,\u201d said Ivory Loh, a registered dietitian nutritionist in Seattle. But if you\u2019ve spent years not eating breakfast, your body may have stopped sending hunger cues it knows will be ignored. \u201cI tell clients to try three weeks of consistently eating something,\u201d Ms. Loh said. \u201cJust give it a go. 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