HEALTH: Do you often skip breakfast?Know what happens to your body

The cost of skipping breakfast can take a toll on your health.These are the side-effects of skipping breakfast.

Many time you may not feel hungry in the morning.But it is harmful for the body in the long run if it becomes your daily habit and you start skipping breakfast daily.As we all know that our body  remains without food for about 7-8 hours when we sleep in the night.When you have breakfast, it means you break the fast after 7 to 8 hours of sleep.So,skipping breakfast is not advisable.

Side-effects of skipping breakfast

1.Blood Sugar level get affected

Once your body gets trained to skip breakfast,your blood sugar level may get affected. If you don't replenish your sugar level first thing in the morning, you will feel agitated, irritable, and tired. This is a sign that you need at least three meals a day. 

2- Immunity goes down 

If you skip breakfast on a daily basis your immunity will reduce.Not eating breakfast can harm your cells.The body needs regular food to maintain a healthy level of immune cells that can fight infection and improve the function of T-cells in the body. We need strong immunity especially during the corona pandemic, to fight infection and ward off viral diseases.

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3.Metabolism slows down

Eating a morning meal increases metabolism and prompts your body to burn calories throughout the day.Skipping breakfast will lead to weight gain.Not eating breakfast will make your hunger and sugar cravings high.You will end up consuming more food due to hunger pangs.

4- Regular headache and dizziness 

For daily activities your body needs energy . Shortage of glucose impacts the functioning of brain cells. Therefore, skipping breakfast causes headaches and dizziness. It is a sign that your body needs to eat. 

It's really important to take breakfast in order to remain healthy and fight against the diseases. During this pandemic situation as per the guidelines of World Health Organisation we should keep our immune system strong to fight against the deadly coronavirus.