The Day Myth
During an ordinary morning before school, millions of mothers have nagged their children to chow down on a piece of toast or even a single apple before rushing out the door. Their response to the moaning and shrugging: “Don’t forget that breakfast is the most important meal of the day!” But are these mothers’ actions based on the correct evidence? Or could this notion be merely a long withstanding myth? It appears that every decade brings new theories on what is healthy and what is the contrary. New trends seem to continuously emerge in the diet world faster than you can say “kale”. Americans switch nutritional principles with every new testimony, but there is one doctrine that has been cemented for years, though being ignored by periodic Paleo
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A widespread component of the breakfast debate is the possibility of a link between skipping the early-morning meal and gaining weight or losing weight. However, no such link has actually been proven. There have been numerous studies that have researched the correlation. One study published in the Journal of American Dietetic Association noted that while “breakfast eaters generally consumed more daily calories” and “were less likely to be overweight”, a limited number of their studies could palpably “associate breakfast skipping with overweight” (Rampersaud et al. 2005). Another study done by Emily J. Dhurandhar et al found that “contrary to widely espoused views [eating or skipping breakfast] had no discernable effect on weight loss in free-living adults who were attempting to lose weight” (Dhurandhar et al. 2014). Many believe in this correlation, and thus consider eating breakfast to be the most important meal of the day in terms of assuring weight loss. However, studies have not proven these theories, and correlation does not equate to causation. Just because an individual skips breakfast, does not guarantee they will eat more throughout the day and gain weight. If that individual is vegan and consumes fruits, vegetables, and wholesome foods throughout the day, there is a chance that these foods will fill them up more, and be easier to …show more content…
After all, it has been an idea that has withstood several decades. It cannot be questioned that food plays a vital role in ensuring that we are all healthy beings. This question is important because it forces people to reconsider their food choices. Ask yourself, is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Or are they all equally important? Does breakfast determine the majority of our health benefits? It can be fairly assumed that there are a significant amount of people who care about what they eat. Especially in this era, more and more people are beginning to become knowledgeable about where their food comes from and what the ingredients are. Regardless of how you rate breakfast’s level of importance, the significance of eating wholesome is something that hopefully can be mutually agreed
A widespread component of the breakfast debate is the possibility of a link between skipping the early-morning meal and gaining weight or losing weight. However, no such link has actually been proven. There have been numerous studies that have researched the correlation. One study published in the Journal of American Dietetic Association noted that while “breakfast eaters generally consumed more daily calories” and “were less likely to be overweight”, a limited number of their studies could palpably “associate breakfast skipping with overweight” (Rampersaud et al. 2005). Another study done by Emily J. Dhurandhar et al found that “contrary to widely espoused views [eating or skipping breakfast] had no discernable effect on weight loss in free-living adults who were attempting to lose weight” (Dhurandhar et al. 2014). Many believe in this correlation, and thus consider eating breakfast to be the most important meal of the day in terms of assuring weight loss. However, studies have not proven these theories, and correlation does not equate to causation. Just because an individual skips breakfast, does not guarantee they will eat more throughout the day and gain weight. If that individual is vegan and consumes fruits, vegetables, and wholesome foods throughout the day, there is a chance that these foods will fill them up more, and be easier to …show more content…
After all, it has been an idea that has withstood several decades. It cannot be questioned that food plays a vital role in ensuring that we are all healthy beings. This question is important because it forces people to reconsider their food choices. Ask yourself, is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Or are they all equally important? Does breakfast determine the majority of our health benefits? It can be fairly assumed that there are a significant amount of people who care about what they eat. Especially in this era, more and more people are beginning to become knowledgeable about where their food comes from and what the ingredients are. Regardless of how you rate breakfast’s level of importance, the significance of eating wholesome is something that hopefully can be mutually agreed