Twitter topic of the day: Do you eat breakfast?

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My #questionoftheday is do you eat breakfast?

Do you know there is a saying that says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Let's examine why this is. To keep your metabolism humming along at a high rate, you should eat every 2-3 hours. Then night-time happens. Let's say your last meal of the day is at 7pm & you wake up at 6am and eat breakfast at 7am, that's 12 hours of fast. In that time your metabolism has slowed, your body is starving for carbs and your muscles are starving for protein. If you don't eat breakfast, you are only going to hurt your metabolism and any muscle growth you have made. For those of you looking to build muscle (which should be everyone as muscle helps burn fat), missing breakfast is hurting your muscles. Even if you workout in the morning, having a whey protein shake first thing in the morning is a good idea. You should have protein of some kind at EVERY meal, breakfast especially. In an effort to hold onto their hard earned muscle, bodybuilders will get up in the middle of the night to have protein shakes. They also take a slow digesting protein (casein) before going to bed, all in an effort to feed their muscles while they sleep. There are many food tips when it comes to dieting properly but always remember rule #1 - don't skip breakfast! Start your day off right. Do right by your body and it will do right by you. Get your day off to a good start with a good breakfast and build on it from there!

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