Sorting through all the possible sources
I found that EBSCOhost and WebMD were the best.. The articles I found through
EBSCOhost were credible because they were based on the results of scientific
and psychological experiments and data. The article from International Journal of Obesity, gives us an insight on a question about how skipping breakfast is
linked to many health problems like overeating, weight gain, and obesity. (International
Journal of Obesity) It also explains that if you don’t start eating right at an
early age it can lead to a life-long habit, which in-turn can contribute to
body weight issues as well as overall health issues and if you as a parent eat
breakfast, your child is more likely to develop that good habit. Another
question was does skipping breakfast make you lose your appetite for lunch? A graph
from the article shows how your appetite changes depending at which time you
eat during the day. The results showed that if you skipped breakfast you remained
hungrier throughout the day, and if you did eat breakfast your appetite
subsided until later during the day. After seeing this I knew it could be
useful in my search to find answers. After skimming the article more I found it
to be full of useful information. Another question that was mentioned was when
should I eat breakfast? The article stated that eating breakfast should occur 2
hours after you wake up in the morning. I moved on to WebMD. This site was
credible in my eyes because it was a source incorporated with opinions and inputs
from Doctors and people in the medical field. Here is where I found many
articles explaining the importance of eating breakfast. One in particular
caught my eye, “Eat breakfast, Cut diabetes Risk.” The name says it all! The
article stated that through a seven year study they found out if you ate
breakfast you have 24%-34% less chance of developing type 2 diabetes. I also found this youtube video to be very helpful..
Still questions remain unanswered.
What is healthy/ unhealthy to eat or drink in the morning? (I wasn’t satisfied
with the list the video provided) Does skipping breakfast make you look older
or make you age faster? (I’m really anxious to find answers for this!!) What if
you’re not hungry? Does the amount of coffee I drink make me not hungry? And
why am I not hungry in the morning?
To be continued…
Work Cited
Leidy, HJ & Racki, EM. "Pediatric Highlight: The Addition Of A Protein-Rich Breakfast And It's Effects On Acute Appetite Control And Food Intake In 'Breakfast-Skipping' Adolescents." International Journal Of Obesity 34 (2010): 1125-1133. Macmillan Publishers Limited. Web. 11 July. 2012.
Laino, Charlene. "Eat Breakfast, Cut Diabetes Risk." 14 June, 2012. WebMD. Web 11 July, 1012
Hi Amber,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on finding sources that answer questions in your blog. I found it very intresting that eating breakfast can help reduce the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. I did not know this and it is an intresting fact. Also that you said if parents eat breakfast it will help their kids get into the good habit; I am glad to know this because I eat breakfast everyday and usually if my son sees me eating then he wants some food too which helps me throughout the day get things I need to get done because he is not always hungry. A question I have for you is should children have milk, water, or juice for breakfast? Just wanted to throught that out there to see if you could possibly find the answer.
Alex Stults
Those are both good, credible sources! I am curious about the quality of the breakfast. Does it matter WHAT people eat in the morning, or simply that they eat something and get their metabolism going? Is a bowl of sugar kids' cereal or a pop tart really considered a good breakfast?
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting topic, and it's evident you've found a lot of useful, "health-provoking" information, not only to use as research, but also to use in your daily life! I look forward to reading the answers to the remainder of your questions, particularly the one discussing what is, or isn't healthy to eat in the morning (though I'm also rather dreading the answer because I love Cocoa Krispies!) One minor point; when you begin a paragraph with the name of a source (i.e International Journal of Obesity) you don't have to end the paragraph by putting the name again in parentheses; you only need one or the other, it doesn't matter which.
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