Dr. Ashley Lucas explains why carb-heavy breakfasts like oats spike then crash your blood sugar, leaving you hungrier. A 1999 Harvard study found kids who ate protein and fat for breakfast consumed fewer calories all day. Eggs beat processed carbs for steadier energy and fewer cravings.
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Worst breakfast items to start your day with. Your first meal sets the tone for your whole day, and the most common breakfast foods are making you hungrier faster. Look at oats and eggs. They're both common breakfasts, but what they do to your body is completely different. Harvard researcher Dr. David Ludwig tested this back in 1999. Kids who ate protein and fat for breakfast ate way fewer calories the rest of the day than kids who had processed cars. Here's protein and fat keep blood sugar steady, turn on fullness hormones like GLP1 and PYY and stop cravings before they start. Carb heavy breakfasts spike your blood sugar, then crash it down. That crash is what makes you snacky, tired and craving more sugar. So if you want better focus and no cravings all day, skip the processed carbs, go with protein and healthy fats instead. Save this for your tomorrow breakfast and follow for more simple food swaps that balance your hormones and make fat loss easier.