Well you must have heard people saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day so here I have tried to find out why?

If you do not have breakfast you can suffer from acidity, obesity or reduced attention span.

‘Often called ‘brain food’, breakfast needs to be wholesome and it should essentially contain all the vital nutrients that the body craves for.

People often tend to skip breakfast either due to hectic lifestyles or in the belief that it will keep them slim. But experts say its otherwise.

What should I have for breakfast?

According to the dietitians, breakfast is most essential. They say breakfast must be balanced and should include nutrients like calcium (milk or milk products), proteins and fiber (sprouts or cereal), and some amount of antioxidants (apples, strawberries, banana, oranges, etc) and vitamins.

How it helps?

A nutritious breakfast is necessary to keep the body’s metabolism going properly.

Generally, there is a gap of 10 to 12 hours between the dinner and breakfast and it is anyway very long for the body to resist. In case, breakfast is skipped, it affects the body’s metabolism.

Long gaps between meals can also cause digestion problems. Not eating on time leads to a lot of ailments like obesity, acidity, reduced attention span and ulceration are a few on the list.

Many people have become obsessed with ultra thin figures and they feel not eating will help lose weight. But experts say it is the beginning of many problems.

People think that if they skip breakfast, they will lose weight. But it is a myth. They gain weight at a faster rate instead because they end up eating more in the normal course.

Ideal time for breakfast:

The ideal time for breakfast is between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Any delay results in weight gain.

Perhaps it is time to take an old proverb seriously -”‘Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper”.