SIDE EFFECTS OF NOT EATING BREAKFAST

Obesity
Obesity and its ensuing complications -- such as diabetes, infertility and heart disease -- are some of the biggest concerns of the 21st century. Mayo Clinic registered dietician, Katherine Zeratsky, provides reasons why not eating breakfast may lead to weight gain and obesity. She notes that breakfast helps to control excess hunger throughout the day. Since you fast overnight while sleeping, forgoing breakfast adds to this fasting period and may disrupt blood sugar balance and insulin output. Skipping breakfast also triggers bad eating habits throughout the day, as cravings ensue and quick-fix fast foods are often sought out. Furthermore, eating breakfast boosts your metabolism and increases your energy throughout the day. When you do not eat breakfast, your energy is reduced and physical activity levels decline.
Menstrual Irregularities
Skipping breakfast is often a common occurrence in the lives of college students running late for class. An August 2010 survey study, published in the journal "Appetite," notes that female college students who consistently skipped breakfast had more menstrual irregularities. These dysfunctions included the severity of painful menses and irregular menstrual bleeds. No difference was found in premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, symptoms, but the breakfast skippers also suffered more consistently from constipation. Women of college age are still undergoing what the article called "post-adolescent maturation," and skipping breakfast negatively impacts this growing stage.
Lowered Cognition
Healthy eating initiatives across the nation have advocated for children eating breakfast before school. In fact, many schools open early to serve breakfast for children who may not be served this important meal at home for whatever reason. A Centers for Disease Control report on guidelines for school health programs states that skipping breakfast negatively impacts a school-aged child's ability to effectively problem-solve. Students who consumed breakfast tested higher in standardized test scores, were absent less from school and were more on time to class.
Bad Mood
A large percentage of the population is self-categorized as "moody morning people." A moody temperament is noted to improve when breakfast is consumed, according to a 2002 BBC News World Edition article. The article survey noted that 26 percent of people experienced large improvements in mood when changes were made in diet, such as consuming breakfast regularly. Mood swings involving irritability often result from having low blood sugar -- a side effect noted by Katherine Zeratsky to be from prolonged fasting.


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breakfast/#ixzz2KjWRQKin