Breakfast is important when dieting

Breakfast should not be left out on a diet

14/01/2013

For the New Year, many people have decided to overhaul the excess pounds of the holidays with a diet. But many diet-willing make the mistake and reduce the breakfast in the morning. Some even leave the first meal of the day even completely gone. Investigations of recent years have shown that just „Regular meals avoid overweight“.

Studies showed: omitting breakfast makes you fat
The treats of the Christmas and festive days are over and with many a guilty conscience sets in. The subsequent wish „Lose weight“ is implemented by most people with a diet. Many reduce calorie intake by forcing themselves to eat less. The Cologne nutritionist dr. Antonie Danz reports that many make the mistake of doing without the morning's most important meal of the day, breakfast. „We are happy to do without breakfast, as it is easier in the morning to refrain from eating than at noon or in the evening.“ But the omission of the breakfast brings no advantage but even has a negative effect on the figure. Because „Studies have shown that just having a regular breakfast has a positive impact on weight.“

If the breakfast is omitted, it comes in the course of the day quickly cravings. Often it is eaten late in the morning or in the afternoon, „as needed and good“, says Danz. The body automatically switches to stores and increased food intake to compensate for perceived failures. The diet expert advises therefore, „In no case skip the breakfast“. This is especially true for those who have chosen to accept. "Always look for a healthy, well-saturated foundation in the morning, do not start your day with an empty stomach."

Reduce calorie intake throughout the day
In order to lose weight effectively, people should eat less bread or bread with butter, ham, sausage or cheese, not just in the morning but throughout the day. Unusually, therefore, the tip of the nutrition expert: good „compatible, cooked meals“. These are suitable „excellent for the figure“. Danz recommends „for the morning a warm cereal breakfast, for example from oat or Dinkelflocken and water as porridge“. So that the taste does not come too briefly, so much fruit and nuts can be added, how one likes oneself. „Also some cream or honey can be added“. Those who prefer hearty dishes can also cook steamed vegetables in the morning. This is very filling and very nutritious.

Change lifestyle with long-term success
The naturopath Jens Neugebauer says: „Naturopathy believes that a balanced diet with 80 percent fruit and vegetables as well as lots of exercise basically provides more health. Neugebauer says it's wrong to focus on body weight with diets. This leads only to numerous relapses and the known „Jojo effect“. It would be better „as a long-term strategy to change the lifestyle“. Rich in it, „to devote more time to exercise and nutrition than was previously the case“. If you take this into account not just for a few weeks, but for a lifetime, you automatically live healthier and do not suffer from overeating and obesity. (Sb)

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