Fitness Morning

Classic slogan in ads ( what else ? Cereals course ! ) , Our parents told us a million times , but they are not nutritionists, we have heard many times on television : Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! What is the truth ? There are some remarkable research that proves it ?

Public opinion and the rationale that supports

Not having eaten a whole evening 's body needs carbohydrates directly , so a hearty breakfast as you wake up will metabolize better during the day by preventing the conversion of caloric intake and fat as well as strengthening our mental functions.

The reality

Cortisol levels rise naturally during the night with their peak when you wake up for about 20-30 minutes. H Cortisol is '' bad '' hormone and leads to the destruction of our muscles right? Not exactly. This daily physiological increase of cortisol (in contrast e.g. with chronic depression which is permanently at high levels ) , without high levels of insulin, which can cause the carbohydrates activates lipolysis - fat burning ie .

"Breakfast suppresses the natural burning of fat that your body makes in the morning "

Ghrelin hormone '' appetite '' as they call it , which is also in the morning to very high levels , other than to make us hungry also stimulates the release of growth hormone which also increases lipolysis and prevents '' '' burning muscle (i.e. , the protein ) as energy source .

"We will burn muscle if you do not eat breakfast ''

Consuming carbohydrates in the early hours reverses the above functions in the body , so it would be good to wait a few hours after you wake up in the morning before devour buckets of cereal and loaves of bread with jam leaving cortisol and growth hormone naturally reduce waiting 2-3 of hours . So replacing breakfast with a good brunch will help you burn more fat , and makes you less hungry at lunchtime.

Because many studies support the importance of breakfast ?

Surveys of people who started the day with a powerful breakfast as opposed to those who fail demonstrating how to lose more weight. The truth is that those who lost more weight they lost much more muscle mass and less fat as opposed to those who have failed and lost almost exclusively fat. Also those who gave more importance to their breakfast generally tended to have throughout a healthier lifestyle.

Lack of water is liable to a greater extent for the decreased mental performance !

Other studies have shown that lack of breakfast causes concentration problems and learning problems , it has a base , but is primarily associated with dehydration . A dehydrated body by only 2% can have short term memory problems , difficulty in simple math problems and meditation .

Certainly the research supporting the importance of breakfast often omit the factor water , perhaps from ignorance ( I do not ) or does it have to do with the companies sponsoring such research ? ( Companies advertised by muscular tigers that look as if they have sniffed some white powder ;) And besides a lot of research has been done in malnourished children who definitely eat a good breakfast is better than not eat at all!

conclusion

When you are still in development or when getting ready for a morning workout of long duration ( more than 45) I would not recommend quitting altogether breakfast but avoid the common foods that are usually composed of 50 % sugar and choose more natural meals low in glycemic index such as eggs , oats, brown bread etc. ..

The rest , do a test stopping breakfast for a few days. Start your day with two glasses of water and see how you feel in terms of energy , concentration and hunger during the day. If you see that it does not affect you negatively or not , try it for longer and observe any differences in body weight. If that body fat decreased or maintained more stable over time, you probably can cut the breakfast is a good idea !