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Why Breakfast is an Essential Part of Weight Loss

- by PRISCA EKOKUJE-EMADU & FAITH EJE

One major concern of everybody today, is how not to gain excess weight but to keep fit. In achieving this feat many have tolled towards the wrong direction, hence making mistakes in dieting. One of such many mistakes is skipping breakfast. Across the world, many dieticians have continuous­ly highlighte­d the importance and essentials of taking breakfast. In fact having breakfast and losing weight loss are two lines that are inter twined. Asides breakfast being the most important meal of the day, here are other reasons why you shouldn’t skip it; - Eating breakfast helps reduce hunger in the day, which would deprive you from falling prey to junk food. It is important to note however that during weight loss you need not skip meals but eat healthy. - To kick start the day, you need all the energy you can gather. When you wake up, the body needs all the essential nutrients that would aid active brain work, and boost all other organs to function properly. Skipping breakfast increases insulin response, leading to storage of fat and weight gain. - You don’t have to eat very heavy meals for breakfast, you can have a timetable to guide you in eating healthy meals for breakfast. This will go a long way to assist in dieting. A dietician can be of great help in choosing the right and healthy meals for breakfast. - During weight loss, what many complain of is the inability to eat what we love. But this can be changed, you can substitute soda drinks for pure fruit drinks. You can still eat healthy even with meals that you think are high in calories. A profession­al guide can help in this regard.

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