Is Breakfast making you sick?
by Eric Robert Santiago on 03/28/13
What you eat (or don’t eat) can have serious consequences. Yes, breakfast is the most important meal
of the day. After sleeping all night in "shutdown" mode, your body
needs fuel to start up again. Skipping breakfast signals the body to
store fat and burn muscle for energy. Over time, that can lead to excess
body fat and related illnesses. In fact, research suggests that eating
breakfast reduces your risk to obesity and metabolic syndrome by 35% to
50%. (Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that may include
high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol or triglycerides, and/or high
blood sugar/insulin.)
But common breakfast foods also threaten
your health. Donuts, muffins (English, blueberry, etc.), bagels, sugary
cereals, and fruit pastries have a higher glycemic index (GI) that
causes a surge in blood sugar. It’s that sugar rush you feel followed by
a crash. High GI foods are typically higher in sugar and lower in fiber
and nutrients due to heavily processed ingredients like white flour.
Research shows that breakfasts of high-GI foods increase your risk to
heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
More help for metabolic
syndrome and heart disease. Eating regular meals with lower-GI foods
(whole grains/fruits/vegetables, lean protein, healthy fats) is a great
start. You may also benefit from a comprehensive medical food program
that nutritionally supports the management of metabolic syndrome and
heart disease risk factors—elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, and
triglycerides.
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