The old saying, ‘Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper’ couldn’t ring truer. Breakfast – the most important meal of the day. Breakfast is considered healthy, even more important than other meals. Yet, statistics point towards a rather alarming picture — millions of people around the world tend to skip breakfast, choosing to have lunch as the first meal of the day. While recent years have seen increasing awareness about the importance of daily breakfast, health experts say that a large number of the population tends to skip it. Here are a few dangers to list out
High Cholesterol
Breakfast time is the easiest time to have heart-healthy fibre from whole grain cereals and oats, which helps in lower blood pressure and keeping cholesterol in check. People who skip breakfast tend to eat more food or starve and later nibble on high calorie snacks. Not eating breakfast increases the risk of hypoglycaemia or low blood sugar. This condition can further lead to shakiness, weakness or headaches. Diabetic patients are highly recommended to have healthy breakfast. It even affects your memory, cognition and mood.
Obesity
Breakfast is the first meal of you day, where you tend to eat after 8 hours. Since you have fasted during sleeping, skipping breakfast adds to this fasting period and increases the blood sugar balance and insulin output. It is the time where your body needs whole wheat fibre and oats which is easily digestible throughout the day. It boosts your metabolism and is very important before you kick start your day. People who skip breakfast to lose weight find it more difficult to shed their extra calories. It leads to metabolic disorder which further cases fat accumulation. They get cravings all day and they look out for quick-fix. Eating breakfast will keep you full and you will tend to eat in small quantities your next meal. Obesity has its own risks attached to it. It leads to diabetes, infertility and heart disease.
Increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart attacks
Women who regularly skip breakfast have a higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes than the women who eat breakfast on regular basis. Men on the other hand who skip breakfast are more likely to experience heart attack and ᴅɪᴇ due to coronary heart disease. Prolonged fasting leads to increase in diastolic and systolic blood pressure. It also raises the blood concentration of triglycerides, fatty acids and LDL cholesterol and decreases the concentration level of HCL cholesterol. It leads to high insulin response when you consume calories later. Having breakfast protects your heart from all these diseases and also helps you to remain active and energetic throughout the day. Skipping breakfast can actually make the weight control more difficult.
