From Utah to the farthest reaches of the East Coast, as far as overall health and fitness is concerned, the question is timeless—Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? Be it your from your mother or a licensed medical professional, more than likely, you’re going to get a wide variety of differing opinions.
While the debate will continue to rage on, each and every individual is certainly entitled to his or her own opinion, it’s always helpful to keep up-to-date with the latest of academic trends.
Recently, in fact, a new study by the Harvard School of Public Health found that men who opt to bypass breakfast have a 27% greater risk of experiencing a heart attack at some point during their lives.
The study diligently followed 36,902 male health professionals for a period of 16 years. Meticulous notes were taken as to each participant’s athletic, dietary and genetic propensities. Finally, medical histories were noted and compared with the aforementioned to pinpoint any causative or correlative tendencies.
Interestingly enough, as reported by Diet-Blog.com, “Men who ate a few times a day, but ate breakfast, had a lower risk [of heart trouble] than those that ate 6 times a day.” While skipping breakfast is only one of many factors that could potentially lead to an increase in coronary malfunctions, the numbers were to staggering to simply sidestep.
Needless to say, though the debate will most likely continue both here in Utah and elsewhere for decades to come, if you currently find yourself at a loss for what to do, choose better health and fitness by way of regular exercise and a balanced breakfast.
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