Breakfast: it is the most important meal of the day, as it rebuilds the energy reserves used during the night, which means breaking the fast from 8 to 12 hours. It also helps to restore the functions of the digestive system and speed up the metabolism.
When breakfast is omitted, the body has to use internal sources of energy and nutrients, which leads to metabolic changes that can affect the normal function of the body.
Recent research shows that breakfast improves the quality of the diet and the intake of nutrients, on the other hand it increases the evidence that skipping that food can affect cognitive function and academic performance, especially in children, most of whom do not they eat breakfast, they can not recover the missing nutrients in the other meals of the day.
In addition to any type of physical activity, breakfast is the best alternative to have a good performance, both for athletes, as for active people, the best fuel are high carbohydrate foods and one of the best ways to obtain them is through the morning meal.
There are also studies that show that a breakfast low in fat and rich in fiber helps reduce fat intake during the rest of the day and can help lower blood cholesterol levels.
The composition of nutrients at breakfast does not differ significantly from the composition of the other meals of the day. Complex carbohydrates must predominate, provide good quality proteins, be rich in vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber and have a low fat content.
