Breakfast is important
- Breakfast
- is
- the most important meal
- of the day.
- However,
- it
- is often
- one of the most skipped meals.
- We
- get energy
- from the glucose
- contained in foods.
- Eating breakfast
- has been proven
- to improve concentration,
- problem solving ability,
- mental performance, memory,
- and mood.
- We
- also get important nutrients
- such as vitamins, minerals,
- dietary fiber, and protein,
- all of which
- are vital to our body.
- What's more,
- studies
- show
- that
- people who eat breakfast
- are less likely
- to be overweight,
- have a higher intake
- of key vitamins and minerals
- and are less likely
- to suffer from colds
- than breakfast skippers.
- Skipping breakfast
- can increase the chance
- of catching a cold.
- Eating a balanced,
- healthy breakfast
- is certainly a way
- to build up
- your immune system,
- our defense system
- against colds and flu.
- You can fight colds
- with breakfast.
- Some people
- believe
- that
- skipping breakfast
- may help them lose weight.
- Not so!
- Skipping breakfast
- often leads to overeating
- later in the day.
- You will take in more calories
- than those
- who had an appropriate breakfast.