The study is scheduled for completion in August 1997. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health and Human Services, and universities under federal contract are conducting research on Gulf war illnesses as well. If you're a breakfast skipper, you're missing the most important meal of the day. Breakfast help regulate hunger and makes it easier for the body to steadily burn calories throughout the day. Start your day with breakfast, and you'll work better and improve your overall nutrition.
Some people skip breakfast as a way to cut calories from their diet.
Eating actually stimulates the metabolic rate because it takes energy to process the nutrients in the food. Skipping meals tends to decrease your metabolic rate so you burn calories at a lower rate. According to LT Leslie Cox, MSC, a registered dietitian and author of the Navy's Nutrition and Weight Control Self- Study Guide, a recent study showed that eating breakfast can raise metabolism by as much as ten percent. In other words, simply by changing your eating pattern, you can add a bagel, a couple of pieces of fruit, or even a bowl of cereal with milk to your daily food intake and not put on extra weight. There are other reasons for eating breakfast besides weight control.