People who think of breakfast as a bowl full of unnecessary calories will have to think again, now that a Maryland Medical Research Institute study found that girls and young women who eat breakfast are generally slimmer than those who did not. The Boston Globe reports that the study, which tracked 2,400 people for ten years, found that breakfast eaters had, on average,
a body mass index 0.7 units lower than breakfast skippers, and breakfast eaters who included cereal in the meal had a body mass index that was 1.65 units lower. One reason for that, researchers suggest, is that those who skipped breakfast tended to eat foods with higher fat content later in the day. Another reason, Geezer suggests, is that, as the Globe points out, the research was funded in part by General Mills. Read more.
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Saturday, May 31, 2025
Breakfast – The Most Important Meal of the Day
Isnt that what your mom used to tell you? Well, it turns out its true. Sportsgeezers recent post notes the following
People who think of breakfast as a bowl full of unnecessary calories will have to think again, now that…
Skipping breakfast has never been a good idea. In order to get your metabolism moving you must have something to digest. Otherwise your system slips into starvation mode and your metabolism drops and you feel sluggish all day. Read the article. Despite the research being sponsored by General Mills, it’s good info.