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Breakfast. Research shows that many of us believe that it's the most
important meal of the day-and there is plenty of science to support it.
Still, more than half Df us do not eat breakfast everyday. Learn about the
long-standing and latest reasons to enjoy the morning meal.
Breakfast Fuels Your
Empty Tank
Do you bypass breakfast to save time in
the morning? This tactic often backfires,
because running on empty can leave
you feeling fatigued and out-of-sorts-
not on top of your game like you need
to be. So, stoke your energy engine!
Break for breakfast-it takes just a few
minutes to fuel up.
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Breakfast Boosts Brain Power
How totally cool that breakfast fuels
kids' brains for school! Several studies
suggest that eating breakfast may help
children do better in school by
improving memory, alertness,
concentration, problem-solving ability,
test scores, school attendance, and
mood. Adult breakfast skippers, take a
lesson-eating breakfast may help boost
your brain power, too.
Breakfast is
Just Plain
Good for You
Breakfast-eating
kids and adults
get more fiber,
calcium, vitamins
A and C,
riboflavin, zinc,
and iron in their
diets than
breakfast-skippers. It's no wonder when
you consider that nutrient-rich foods
such as whole-grain hot and ready-to-
eat cereals, fat-free and low-fat milk and
yogurt, and fruit and 100 percent fruit
juice are popular breakfast picks.
Breakfast is the "Weigh" to Go
The first meal
of the day can
help keep
weight gain
away. Research
suggests that
adult breakfast
skippers are at
greater risk for
obesity and
weight gain, while breakfast eaters tend
to have healthier weights. Kids and teens
who eat breakfast are less likely to be
overweight, too. And, according to
findings from the National Weight
Control Registry, almost eight in 10
adults who maintain a 30-plus pound
weight loss for at least a year eat
breakfast every day.
Why the breakfast benefit? Research
shows a link between healthier body
weights and eating foods such as hot
and ready-to-eat cereal and fat-free
or low-fat milk and milk products.
Breakfast foods like oatmeal and high-
protein milk products and eggs also
may help you feel full.
Breakfast Builds Better Bodies
Eating breakfast may help
your heart, digestion,
bones, and more!
Adults and kids
who skip
breakfast tend to have higher blood
cholesterol levels-a risk factor for
heart disease-than do breakfast
eaters. Why? Breakfast-eating adults
tend to get less fat and more fiber in
their diets. Kids and teens who eat
breakfast get more fiber, too.
Common breakfast foods may
promote heart health. For instance,
the soluble fiber in oatmeal may help
reduce cholesterol and the whole
grains and fiber in some cereals and
breads may help reduce heart disease
risk. Morning foods like fat-free or
low-fat milk and yogurt, fruit, 100
percent fruit juices, and whole grain
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