Food Myth...
Myth: Skipping meals helps you lose weight
Reality: Skipping meals, especially breakfast, can make you fat
Not eating can mess with your body's ability to control your appetite. And it also destroys willpower, which is just as damaging. If you skip breakfast or a healthy snack, your brain doesn't have the energy to say no to the inevitable chowfest. Like seeing those donuts on the counter when you walk into the office some mornings! The consequences can be heavy: In a 2005 study, breakfast eaters were 30 percent less likely to be overweight or obese.
Put the Truth to Work for You: My perfect breakfast (see blog 11/24/09) - eggs, greens and protein bread. It's a nice balance of all the nutritional building blocks—protein, fiber and a little carbs—that will jumpstart your day. The worst - Waffles or pancakes with syrup. All those carbs and sugars are likely to put you into a food coma by 10 a.m!
Reality: Skipping meals, especially breakfast, can make you fat
Not eating can mess with your body's ability to control your appetite. And it also destroys willpower, which is just as damaging. If you skip breakfast or a healthy snack, your brain doesn't have the energy to say no to the inevitable chowfest. Like seeing those donuts on the counter when you walk into the office some mornings! The consequences can be heavy: In a 2005 study, breakfast eaters were 30 percent less likely to be overweight or obese.
Put the Truth to Work for You: My perfect breakfast (see blog 11/24/09) - eggs, greens and protein bread. It's a nice balance of all the nutritional building blocks—protein, fiber and a little carbs—that will jumpstart your day. The worst - Waffles or pancakes with syrup. All those carbs and sugars are likely to put you into a food coma by 10 a.m!
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