Common Diet Myths - No, breakfast is not the most important meal!
'Breakfast like a king; lunch like a prince; dinner like a pauper!' We have been repeating it without being aware that there is no scientific evidence behind it. Importance of breakfast has risen suddenly in western countries after certain companies jumped into the breakfast cereal business and it turned into a multimillion dollar business. Even in India there was no tradition of breakfast and people used to take two meals a day, first meal around 10 to 11 am in the morning and second meal between 6 to 7 pm in the evening. There is no proven scientific research till date which can make it clear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. On the contrary there are numerous benefits of intermittent fasting, leaving breakfast or taking fruits as breakfast. Our body has a circadian rhythm, and only after 12 noon our body is fully prepared for food intake. Ancient Ayurveda also suggests the same, as it believes that the body digests food most effectively when the Sun is ov...