Jakarta – Breakfast is often missed by many people when in a hurry to do activities, such as going to work or going to school. Even though skipping breakfast in the morning can be bad for health.
Breakfast is important, but the breakfast menu you consume is equally important. Choose a healthy diet that contains carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber. You can eat eggs, oatmeal, nuts, yogurt and fruit for breakfast. When you wake up, your blood sugar levels tend to be low. Though blood sugar is needed by the muscles and brain to work properly. Well, breakfast in the morning can help restore the body’s blood sugar levels.
Previous research has also shown that strokes due to cerebral hemorrhage are also more common in the morning. Researchers also concluded, breakfast every morning can help prevent stroke, especially stroke due to cerebral hemorrhage. However, not having breakfast is not the only factor that causes an increase in stroke. According to researchers, unhealthy lifestyle factors encourage an increase in the occurrence of the disease. The hectic activity of the morning may make you often skip breakfast.
If you don’t eat breakfast, you can become less energetic. In addition, several studies have also found an increased risk of certain diseases in people who often skip breakfast. Not only for adults, often forgetting breakfast is also not good for children. Breakfast provides children with the nutrients and energy they need for activity and study. Children who don’t eat in the morning will find it difficult to concentrate, tire more quickly, and become cranky at school. As a result, their grades tend to be lower than children who regularly eat breakfast. In addition, there are several diseases that arise from not having breakfast in the morning.
1. High blood pressure and stroke
A 2013 study from the University of Minnesota found that people who always eat breakfast suffer the least amount of high blood pressure than those who rarely eat breakfast. People who skip breakfast are at risk of developing high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol levels.
2. Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes patients are not recommended to skip breakfast because it can mess up their blood sugar levels throughout the day. A study revealed that if a diabetic patient skipped breakfast, blood sugar levels at lunch could rise up to 37 percent compared to if he regularly ate in the morning. Those who regularly eat breakfast by eating healthy foods are also said to have more stable blood sugar levels, so they can avoid type 2 diabetes. healthy.
3. Blockage of arteries (atherosclerosis)
A study found that adults who usually skip breakfast are more prone to heart artery blockages, compared to those who regularly eat breakfast.
This condition, called atherosclerosis, is caused by fatty deposits, calcium, and inflammation in the arteries. This blockage makes the arteries hard and narrow. As a result, you are prone to heart attacks and strokes.
4. Obesity aka overweight
Skipping breakfast in the morning can make you eat more at lunch time. Skipping breakfast also makes you tempted to eat snacks high in fat & sugar as a stomach boost This makes it harder for you to lose weight
Breakfast is an important meal of the day. Therefore, determining the breakfast menu is very influential on the health of the body. Choose a nutritious breakfast menu to reduce the risk of disease in the body. []
(Raffy Azmi)
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