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It is often repeated that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A hearty breakfast is the secret to glowing looks and bountiful energy throughout the day. Yet, so many children and office –goers still leave home without it and weight watchers still feel they can miss out breakfast. Many say, they are not hungry in the morning.

Even if you do not recognize hunger, the body does give out signals that it is low on fuel, getting near to ground level. Studies of school children aged nine to eleven shows that those who skipped breakfast have a slower reaction time and more muscle fatigue, low energy levels in school sports. Their average scores are lower on written tests, compared to breakfast eaters. They may look indolent and sluggish to the teacher in comparison to their other classmates who had proper breakfast because they haven’t had the protein that really wakes up the brain.

Office goers who pass over breakfast are usually big consumers of office tea and coffee-a means of staying alert and suppressing hunger. Adult breakfast –skippers may have trouble concentrating on work ,keeping themselves focused on their job task thereby showing lower work output on their job front. They are also likely to be petulant, gouchy and impatient and annoyed at work which can be easily visible through their working styles and patterns even if given a loose view, along with clock watching frequently for lunch hour.

After an overnight fast, the blood sugar level drops. Strangely it needs protein not sugar to build it up again. Fatigue, anxiety, forgetfulness, confusion-all these have been linked to low blood sugar levels, usually caused by hunger. Some nutrients like protein and calcium are better absorbed if they are taken in small quantities; several times a day .best is a good breakfast with protein for alertness and carbohydrates for action. Small amounts of fat and sugar are all right but just enough to tempt the appetite. So before stepping out always remembers that a packed lunch and a big dinner cannot make up for nutrition missed in the morning.

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