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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 by thomasahle »

jonknee wrote: post #46
mmastrac wrote: 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…

Well there is no shortage of people who like breakfast (or are in charge of selling people breakfast) and hand wave about it being "the most important meal of the day". The truth is probably people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't. And that's almost exactly what this post suggests: > The bottom line is that the evidence for the importance…

And again other people may have metabolisms that need to be "kick started" in the morning by breakfast, to keep a stable bloodsugar level during the day.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#52

Post by bgilroy26 »

jonknee wrote: post #46
mmastrac wrote: 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…

Well there is no shortage of people who like breakfast (or are in charge of selling people breakfast) and hand wave about it being "the most important meal of the day". The truth is probably people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't. And that's almost exactly what this post suggests: > The bottom line is that the evidence for the importance…

>The truth is probably people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't.

Bodies don't always cooperate, if you are going to exercise strenuously in a given day you had better eat some kind of breakfast whether your body feels like it or not.

Breakfast is always going to be the opportunity to eat when you have more of the day ahead of you. That's true by definition, and it's the principle behind the chestnut about it being the most important meal of the day. There isn't much more to it than that.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#54

Post by MOARDONGZPLZ »

Freak_NL wrote: post #12
MOARDONGZPLZ wrote: post #2

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

Weird, I'm using uBlock Origin and am getting the "whitelist us or pay" message.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#55

Post by fu9ar »

mtw wrote: post #48

Eating requires a lot of energy. Eating too much in the evening will for example impact negatively your sleep. Therefore, it is better to have a good breakfast and lunch so you can skip dinner or have very light dinner (lean protein, veggies). If you skip breakfast, you will have to eat dinner/late dinner. Goodbye good night sleep.

[citation needed]

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#56

Post by swah »

tirant wrote: post #43
swah wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Only in English ;) In PT-BR, our term translates to "morning coffee", and in PT-PT translates as "little lunch" (from french, petit déjeuner). (Actually we also have a translation for breakfast - desjejum - but its not commonly used.)

Spanish also has a similar term as desjejum and breakfast: "desayuno"

I love the sound of that word. Is it the one people use like "breakfast"?

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#57

Post by jonknee »

thomasahle wrote: post #51
jonknee wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well there is no shortage of people who like breakfast (or are in charge of selling people breakfast) and hand wave about it being "the most important meal of the day". The truth is probably people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't. And that's almost exactly what this post suggests: > The bottom line is that the evidence for the importance…

And again other people may have metabolisms that need to be "kick started" in the morning by breakfast, to keep a stable bloodsugar level during the day.

No shit:

> people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#58

Post by cataflam »

swah wrote: post #24
gravypod wrote: 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".

Only in English ;) In PT-BR, our term translates to "morning coffee", and in PT-PT translates as "little lunch" (from french, petit déjeuner). (Actually we also have a translation for breakfast - desjejum - but its not commonly used.)

As you mention French, interestingly, déjeuner literally means to stop fasting (dé-: prefix to stop or cancel, -jeuner : to fast).

edit: breakfast used to be called déjeuner, but it has been replaced by petit-déjeuner (little déjeuner literally) in some regions (including France). Other regions still call the first meal déjeuner.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

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Post by lmm »

jonknee wrote: post #57
thomasahle wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And again other people may have metabolisms that need to be "kick started" in the morning by breakfast, to keep a stable bloodsugar level during the day.

No shit: > people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't

People with the metabolism the grandparent describes don't feel hungry in the morning, but nevertheless should eat in the morning.

Re: There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

#60

Post by forgetsusername »

bgilroy26 wrote: post #52
jonknee wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well there is no shortage of people who like breakfast (or are in charge of selling people breakfast) and hand wave about it being "the most important meal of the day". The truth is probably people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't. And that's almost exactly what this post suggests: > The bottom line is that the evidence for the importance…

>The truth is probably people have different metabolisms and if you are hungry in the morning you should eat and if you are not you shouldn't. Bodies don't always cooperate, if you are going to exercise strenuously in a given day you had better eat some kind of breakfast whether your body feels like it or not. Breakfast is always going to be the opportunity to eat when you have more of the day ahead of you. That's tr…

>if you are going to exercise strenuously in a given day you had better eat some kind of breakfast whether your body feels like it or not

Or what? As someone who has undertaken week long fasts while participating in competitive sports with no discernible performance difference, I'm skeptical. Your body doesn't "run out of fuel" because you haven't eaten for 12 hours.

Everyone is different. These rules of thumb, including breakfast being extra special, are silly.

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