Who is healthier if they don't eat breakfast

The vast majority of people who have some knowledge of diet and health have the same idea: skipping breakfast is harmful to health. Various media outlets almost all say the same thing: skipping breakfast is harmful to your health. Those who often skip breakfast are often advised by others to eat breakfast, otherwise something bad will happen. But unfortunately, the results of analysis using medical research methods (epidemiological surveys) cannot prove the view that "skipping breakfast is harmful to health."

The view that "skipping breakfast is harmful to health" must have two premises: one is that it is for people who are accustomed to eating breakfast; the other is that breakfast food is very safe. Otherwise, the view that "skipping breakfast is harmful to health" is a fallacy.

For those who are accustomed to skipping breakfast, their physical health has nothing to do with skipping breakfast. It is not uncommon for people to skip breakfast and still be in good health. If anyone has doubts about this view, they can conduct a survey on the health of people around them to see if they can find credible examples of "poor health and frequent skipping of breakfast."

Some people's poor health is precisely related to eating breakfast. Among patients with diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and digestive system diseases, the proportion of patients who eat breakfast is higher than that of those who do not eat breakfast.

For some people, eating breakfast may not be good for your health for two reasons:

First, many people who have a strong appetite for breakfast tend to have a good appetite throughout the day. Generally speaking, people's lunch and dinner will be more substantial. For those with good appetite, if they cannot control themselves rationally, they will eat more at lunch and dinner. Therefore, such people often have "eating-related health problems."

Second, living in modern society, the risk of food harm for people’s breakfast is much higher than that for lunch and dinner. For office workers, there is often not enough time to prepare breakfast, so they have to choose some convenience foods, leftovers for breakfast, or fill their stomachs at unregulated food stalls on the street. The negative impact of such breakfast on health in the long term is self-evident.

Therefore, some doctors believe that when food safety cannot be guaranteed, developing the habit of skipping breakfast is more beneficial to health.

Some people abroad have also conducted in-depth research on the relationship between breakfast and health, and the conclusions vary from person to person. Under certain conditions, skipping breakfast is more beneficial to health. Although, many people are instinctively unwilling to accept this view!

Under certain conditions, some people will be healthier if they don't eat breakfast.

The breakfast mentioned here refers to the larger amount of food consumed within 2 hours after getting up in the morning (the intake should not be less than 1/6 of the total day's food). Some people strongly oppose the view that "skipping breakfast will be healthier", as if only eating breakfast is good for health, and skipping breakfast must be harmful. People who think that skipping breakfast is harmful to health often have no experience of "skipping breakfast". They simply believe that skipping breakfast is harmful to anyone based on their personal beliefs (or beliefs in book knowledge) and the uncomfortable feeling of occasionally skipping breakfast. This is a one-sided understanding. In the following circumstances, as long as the body can get used to it, skipping breakfast is not only harmless but beneficial to health.

*People with high blood lipids, fatty liver, and obesity.

*People who often eat late-night snacks or go to bed 2-3 hours after dinner.

*People who often eat a full dinner, whose breakfast the next day and dinner the day before are no more than 11 hours apart, and whose physical and mental energy consumption in the morning is not too great.

* The breakfast lacks basic safety and sanitation guarantees.

The old people all know that in the past, farmers would get up and work in the fields for two hours before coming back to eat. There are still many farmers in this situation both at home and abroad. Since it is heavy physical labor, eating after work is equivalent to not having breakfast for these people, and the meal after work is lunch (in some places, people only eat two meals). Japanese medical doctor and current president of the Watanabe School of Medicine, Masaru Watanabe, and Dr. Seiichi Nishi, director of the Japan Institute of Western Medicine, both strongly recommend the "method of giving up breakfast to treat patients", and there is sufficient data to prove the significant therapeutic effect of the "given up breakfast therapy" on some patients.

*It should be noted that minors, patients with severe diabetes, patients with various inflammations, and weak people with insufficient nutritional intake should not "often skip breakfast."

What's the best thing to eat for breakfast?

Generally, you should combine salty and sweet foods, eat fruits or drink juice.

Children's breakfast: Children are in the period of rapid growth and development, so it is very important to focus on supplementing them with rich protein and calcium. First of all, you should eat less high-sugar foods to prevent tooth decay and obesity. If conditions permit, the best breakfast for children is usually a glass of milk, an egg and one or two slices of bread. Milk can be consumed alternately with beverages such as juice. Bread can sometimes be replaced by biscuits or steamed buns.

Breakfast for teenagers: During adolescence, the body develops rapidly, and muscles and bones often grow together. Therefore, they especially need sufficient calcium, vitamin C, A and other nutrients to help the body's growth and development. Therefore, a suitable breakfast for teenagers is a glass of milk, a fresh fruit, an egg and two taels of dry snacks (mainly carbohydrates such as steamed bread, bread, and biscuits).

Breakfast for middle-aged people: Middle age is a "tumultuous time" for people, shouldering the two major responsibilities of work and family, and the physical and mental burden is relatively heavy. In order to slow down the aging process of middle-aged people, their diet should contain rich protein, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, etc., and should be low in calories and fat.

Healthy Breakfast Tips

1. Eating breakfast right after getting up can easily cause indigestion. It is generally best to eat breakfast 20 to 30 minutes after getting up.

2. For those who are used to getting up early, it is better to have breakfast after 7 o'clock.

3. Don’t eat too fast just because you are in a hurry, so as not to damage your digestive system.

4. Breakfast should also be eaten at a regular time and place, otherwise it will affect digestion and absorption.

5. Food eaten after breakfast cannot replace breakfast, so it is unscientific to skip breakfast and rely solely on snacks.

6. Parents’ example is very important. Only when parents take the lead in eating nutritious and healthy breakfast can children develop good breakfast habits.