The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates said, "The best doctor is yourself!"

Among the top ten causes of death in my country, conditions such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and diabetes eventually develop into fatal strokes, myocardial infarctions, and kidney failures-a long process that can take 10 or even 20 years. "A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole," and incorrect eating habits are the "ant holes" that urgently need to be addressed. Correcting these erroneous eating habits in a timely manner is essential for living a young and healthy life.


Health and disease are inversely related; the healthier the body, the weaker it is against disease. Health begins with changing unhealthy eating habits.

Breakfast – you don't feel hungry if you don't eat, but the more you eat, the hungrier you get?

The idea that "it's better not to eat breakfast" is actually a very wrong behavior and concept.

Hunger and satiety are normal physiological responses of the human body. Not feeling hungry when you should be is an abnormal phenomenon. After eating breakfast, blood sugar naturally rises, which triggers the secretion of insulin. Insulin is the only hormone in the body that can lower blood sugar, and then it lowers blood sugar again. During this process of lowering blood sugar, a feeling of hunger is generated, and then lunch is needed to complete this blood sugar fluctuation process again.

If a person skips breakfast, their blood sugar won't rise, and insulin won't be secreted. Without insulin, there's no blood sugar-lowering effect, and the person won't feel hungry. At lunchtime, there's often no appetite, and the normal functioning of insulin and blood sugar doesn't occur. Long-term skipping of breakfast can cause metabolic disorders, leading to obesity and even gallbladder disease.

We must remember: it's a misconception that you won't feel hungry if you skip breakfast; it's normal to feel hungry after eating breakfast.

Eating while walking poses many hidden dangers

During mealtimes, you often see people walking and eating on the street, some even talking on the phone while eating. When friends meet, the greeting is always, "Are you busy lately?" It's almost embarrassing to say "not busy." So busy that there's no time to sleep or eat, they can only grab a few bites while rushing from point A to point B. Isn't this "eating on the go" particularly unhealthy?

Is it really that busy? If being busy results in harming my health, then I'd rather be idle. In fact, taking time to calm down and enjoy your nutritious mealtime is a form of self-cultivation, a state of mind, and even more so, a skill that allows you to be busy efficiently and healthily.

Waking up 15 to 20 minutes earlier each day allows you to enjoy a simple yet nutritious breakfast at home in peace and quiet, instead of going to work hungry or grabbing a quick bite on the go, which can be quite risky.

impaired gastrointestinal function

Eating while walking causes a large amount of blood to be supplied to the skeletal muscles, leading to insufficient blood supply to the digestive system, resulting in digestive and absorption problems and impairing gastrointestinal function. Especially in the morning, when the body's energy level is very low, a good dining environment and atmosphere are even more important; eating while walking should be avoided.

Food contaminated by air

Eating while walking on the street, with cars coming and going around you, means you'll ingest a lot of bacteria, dust, and car exhaust.

Inhale cold air

Eating while walking can cause excessive air to enter the digestive tract along with the food, which can easily lead to discomfort such as bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, especially in cold weather.

Distracted

When eating on the go, people's attention is often unfocused. While worrying about traffic, other thoughts may arise, such as having to squeeze onto a bus or the smell of the food. When people wolf down their food while caught in these emotional turmoil, they are highly susceptible to malnutrition.

You won't lose weight if you don't eat dinner.

The idea that "skipping dinner can help you lose weight" is a huge mistake; your body will neither lose weight nor be able to handle it.

It's not that I'm losing weight, it's that I'm dehydrated.

If someone loses 5 kilograms by not eating dinner for a week, this is often a case of "false weight loss".

Starving yourself to lose weight by not eating anything will cause early dehydration, creating the illusion of weight loss. In reality, you're losing water, not fat. This is similar to some so-called weight-loss supplements that illegally add diuretics and other ingredients, causing you to lose a large amount of water in a short period, creating the illusion of thinness. Fat cannot be burned in large quantities in a short time.

Water makes up 60% of the human body, so even a slight dehydration will cause weight loss; people should not be misled by this illusion.

Losing weight quickly and gaining weight quickly

Skipping dinner to lose weight can lead to a kind of "exhaustive" weight loss, and the body's ability to rebound is always brewing. Once you eat again, you absorb more and the rebound is faster.

If your weight is indeed above the normal range, then establishing a healthy lifestyle, combined with a reasonable diet and exercise, is the best way to lose weight. It's recommended to slightly reduce your food intake, such as decreasing your staple food intake by 30%; combine this with regular physical exercise, such as one hour of exercise daily; eat more vegetables (500-1000 grams daily) and less high-calorie foods. Sticking to this will yield good results, and the probability of rebound is relatively low.

Leading to metabolic disorders

Irregular eating habits can cause disorders in blood sugar metabolism.

There was once a patient who, while trying to lose weight by skipping dinner, woke up hungry in the middle of the night – a terrifying prospect. Actually, waking up hungry is somewhat fortunate, as it allows for timely energy replenishment; if one remained asleep for more than six hours, the continuous hypoglycemic reaction could even lead to brain cell death.

Elderly people with high blood sugar or high blood pressure should never try to control their diet in an excessive way, as the consequences of skipping dinner can be very serious.

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