As you start your day and wake up, you might wonder: is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?
Well, the answer is NO.
You'll see that some people actually benefit from skipping it. However, if you do choose to eat breakfast, this is THE meal where you shouldn't make mistakes. Because the error repeats every morning. Every single day, for the rest of your life; while our other meals are more varied.
Why Does It Matter?
Well, not only can poor breakfast choices lead to worse mood and lack of energy on a daily basis, not just a waistline that dangerously expands, but in the long term, as you age, you risk developing conditions like arthritis, osteoporosis, or even brain degeneration.
The Croissant is Lying to You: When Marketing Shapes Our Mornings
You think your morning bowl of cereal is a biological necessity? Spoiler alert: it's mainly a very good idea... for the food industry.
The Origin of a Well-Oiled Scenario
Breakfast as we know it was born with industrialization: steam engines, fixed work schedules, crowded cafes... And above all, a new commercial opportunity. Brands saw in this morning moment an El Dorado to sell us "vitamin-enriched" products from the moment we wake up.
"An orange juice every morning and you're invincible" — says the advertisement. In reality: invincible against pleasure, perhaps... but not against acidity.
The Morning Advertising Drumbeat
Reassuring slogans, bright colors, packaging that screams "energy": everything is calibrated so that your brain associates breakfast with performance, happiness, and productivity. But if you believe that skipping this meal condemns you to social failure... it's the marketing talking, not your body.
The Real Need: The One You Feel
- If you're hungry, eat.
- If you're not hungry... there's absolutely no obligation.
- If you feel guilty about skipping a meal, maybe your pantry is judging you too harshly.
It's not regularity that makes health, it's intelligent adaptation to your own biological rhythm.
In Summary
Breakfast is a choice, not a duty. It can be delicious and useful — but it doesn't have to be sanctified by advertisements full of powdered milk and overly sweet promises.
Warm regards,
Dr. Said-Alaoui Moulay Abdellah and the Family Clinic Team