Breakfast Boosts Metabolism and Helps Burn More Carbs While Exercising
In many cultures, breakfast is deemed the most important meal – for good reason. This assumption is now backed by scientific evidence, more of which is being accumulated. A recent study has showed that it can help burn more carbohydrates if it precedes exercising, and even post-workout metabolism can be boosted by eating breakfast.


Eating matters
One of the most important findings was that the conventional approach to performing metabolism experiments, which implies fasting, does not always yield accurate results. The reason for it, as the study demonstrated, is that eating causes significant, if only temporary, changes in metabolism. Normally, such experiments mean that participants are to fast for a day to achieve the so-called baseline metabolism. Theoretically, it helps research the processes in the body and get more accurate results, but since most people do not refrain from eating for such long periods, such findings are unlikely to reflect what is really going on in a body of a person who has eaten something on that day. As the study showed, this fact matters. The researchers noted that it is of the utmost importance to look into the effects of eating on post-workout metabolism in those who are overweight or obese, because they are more likely to develop diabetes than healthy people. The findings of the study are limited, though, because the number of participants was small: only 12 healthy volunteers took part in the experiment. More research is needed to find out if there are significant differences in the effects eating has on the metabolism of those who have extra pounds. Previous research showed that those who skip breakfast are more likely to suffer from heart problems, so eating it could be beneficial in many ways, and some researchers even say a chocolate cake it the morning would not go amiss.References:
Eating breakfast burns more carbs during exercise and accelerates metabolism for next meal – sciencedaily.com
Eating and exercise: 5 tips to maximize your workouts – mayoclinic.org