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There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

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Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

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post #5

This reads like "I don't eat breakfast, so here's the reasons why I'm right." Studies that support his conclusion, while flawed, are probably right. Studies that oppose it are obviously tainted by various problems. The fact that research shows that breakfast is actually beneficial for children is hand-waved away because 'reasons'. This is honestly just a low-quality, cherry-picked opinion piece by someone who really…

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Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#12

Yikes, I hate to be "that" person, but when I pulled up that link it was worse than a paywall. They said I can either subscribe, or whitelist them on my adblocker. No preview of the content or anything. No thanks, I'll take a pass on the malware this time and just read the comments from people willing to get through on here.

Interesting. I am getting no nagging or blocking at all with uBlock Origin. No ads either.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#13
post #7

Isn't the first meal that you eat in the day your "breakfast?" Because wouldn't that be the time you "break" your "fast".

Hence why they call it a Wedding Breakfast when you get married, because it's the first meal you have as a married couple.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#15
I'm sure there are many breakfast food manufacturers who would vehemently disagree with this article.

I recall hearing a story about how the father of modern public relations and propaganda (Eddie Bernays) played a key role in making sure that bacon and eggs were a part of an American breakfast. You can watch him in this interview explain how he created and manipulated a poll of 5,000 physicians to convince the public they should be eating a heavy breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLudEZpMjKU

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#16
post #5

This reads like "I don't eat breakfast, so here's the reasons why I'm right." Studies that support his conclusion, while flawed, are probably right. Studies that oppose it are obviously tainted by various problems. The fact that research shows that breakfast is actually beneficial for children is hand-waved away because 'reasons'. This is honestly just a low-quality, cherry-picked opinion piece by someone who really…

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Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#18

Why does everything have to be so polarized anymore?

It puts food on the table for journalists, gets politicians elected and is even career building for researchers.

This is the attention economy: it's what you get when you combine news with capitalism.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#19
post #15

I'm sure there are many breakfast food manufacturers who would vehemently disagree with this article. I recall hearing a story about how the father of modern public relations and propaganda (Eddie Bernays) played a key role in making sure that bacon and eggs were a part of an American breakfast. You can watch him in this interview explain how he created and manipulated a poll of 5,000 physicians to convince the publi…

Bacon and eggs is still better than a sugar-blasted bowl of breakfast cereal, which it seems we are thankfully getting away from as the default breakfast.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#20
post #7

Isn't the first meal that you eat in the day your "breakfast?" Because wouldn't that be the time you "break" your "fast".

I always refer to the first meal of the day as breakfast, it never fails to amuse me how genuinely upset people can get over it too.
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