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The first meal or breakfast not only starts the day, but also makes or breaks the whole day. If you are also suffering from diabetes, PCOD or trying to lose weight, then this small change can prove to be a game-changer for you. Celebrity nutritionist Pooja Makhija talks about the importance of breakfast.
The first meal or breakfast not only starts the day, but also makes or breaks the whole day. If you are also suffering from diabetes, PCOD or trying to lose weight, then this small change can prove to be a game-changer for you. Celebrity nutritionist Pooja Makhija talks about the importance of breakfast. Pooja explained the complete mathematics of breakfast by posting on the social media platform Instagram. He wrote, “Second Meal Effect” means that the effect of what you eat in the morning does not last only in the morning, but it also determines how your blood sugar will increase during lunch, evening snack and dinner.”
how should breakfast be
Celebrity nutritionist Pooja Makhija explains in a simple way, “If you eat sweet things (bread-jam, biscuits, cornflakes, juice) in the morning, then after lunch your sugar level can increase up to 50 percent. If you skip breakfast completely, you may feel weakness, irritability and sudden craving for sweets throughout the day. But if you eat things rich in protein and fiber in the morning, you will have energy throughout the day, your mind will remain calm and so will your appetite. It seems late.”
Cited research
Pooja clarified her point by citing the 1988 research of Volver et al, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In which it was proved that having low GI breakfast reduces the spike of blood sugar after lunch by about 50 percent. He also told what should be taken for breakfast in the morning?
Healthy breakfast to stay healthy
To stay healthy, you can take boiled eggs, light omelette, porridge, plain curd or Greek yogurt with fruits, moong dal cheela. Along with this, you can also take gram flour or mixed dal paratha, which is baked in less oil. Generally, food made with excess oil and ghee, sweets and dishes made with flour and semolina should be ignored. These are harmful for health.
