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I'm sure there are many breakfast food manufacturers who would vehemently disagree with this article. I recall hearing a story about how the father of modern p
by steego 10y ago
I'm sure there are many breakfast food manufacturers who would vehemently disagree with this article.
I recall hearing a story about how the father of modern public relations and propaganda (Eddie Bernays) played a key role in making sure that bacon and eggs were a part of an American breakfast. You can watch him in this interview explain how he created and manipulated a poll of 5,000 physicians to convince the public they should be eating a heavy breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLudEZpMjKU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLudEZpMjKU
- douche 10y agoBacon and eggs is still better than a sugar-blasted bowl of breakfast cereal, which it seems we are thankfully getting away from as the default breakfast.
- pessimizer 10y agoOf course that's not what they taught us in school, which was that we were supposed to have a pile of carbs with more carbs sprinkled on top and wash it down with carb juice and milk. Bacon and eggs would kill you by clogging your heart with pan drippings.
- collyw 10y agoIs there any scientific evidence that carbs are bad? It seems to be true on the internet, but I would prefer to see some proper peer reviewed studies.
- pessimizer 10y agoCarbs aren't bad, they're just calorie-rich, hard on the pancreas and less satisfying than not-carbs, so you eat more of them.
- logfromblammo 10y agoDon't forget the advertisements that touted Sugary Cereal X as a "part of this complete breakfast"--which was not something that anyone would actually add cereal to if they already had one. All the ads showed the bowl of cereal next to a 12oz glass of milk, an 8oz glass of orange juice, buttered toast, a colorful piece of fruit, maybe some jelly on the toast, and the cereal box. All the kids who actually ate it just got the cereal with some milk poured over it. It was dumped directly down the gullet with a funnel, because you only had 8 minutes left to get to the school bus stop, which was a 5 minute walk from your front door.
- gukov 10y agoEveryone healthy is sightly insulin resistant in the morning. Cereal is not a good idea then. Actually, it's never a good idea.
- ethbro 10y agoDo you have any citations on morning insulin resistance? Even a starting point would be appreciated. If not, I can search myself. I'm curious, as I just recently switched from a cereal-heavy w/ coffee breakfast to a strictly-smoothie w/o coffee breakfast (likely high in simple sugars, but I try to blend in at least something dark green). Initial results seem positive.
- gukov 10y agoI have T1D and have firsthand knowledge of this. It's called the dawn phenomenon: certain hormones make the liver release glucose back into the bloodstream. I take extra insulin just to stay level. Now, while in a healthy person it's all taken care of automatically, I would still recommend not to compound things and give your pancreas a break.
- steego 10y agoThe breakfast cereal industry has their own message devised by their own PR teams. I can't help but appreciate how this comment shifts the topic to a false dichotomy between the breakfast cereal industry and the breakfast meats industry.
- curun1r 10y agoExactly. The best thing I ever did was take a piece of breakfast advice from an ultramarathoner's book. He advised eating salad for breakfast. It was weird, at first, but once I got used to it my energy levels for the entire day were improved. I've since begun eating my protein/fat-rich breakfast foods in the evening, before bed when the lack of carbohydrates makes it easier for me to sleep. I'm eating the same healthy foods as before, but simply varying when I eat them and breaking free from the accepted norms of what to eat, when has had a marked effect on my energy and concentration. The usual YMMV, sample-of-one disclaimers apply, but I'd encourage people to play around with their notions of when certain foods should be consumed and see if there's a better option for you than what society suggests universally for everyone.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoYou are correct in that the American breakfast as we know it is one largely (in many senses of the word) invented to make us consume more. Italian breakfast is a shot of espresso. Maybe a croissant if you're really that hungry. Then you get a monster lunch at noon. Neither system is superior, it's just what works in either culture. Which is to say, there is no universal nutrition advice since everyone's body and microbiome and working culture is different. Pick and choose what works for you because only you process the food you eat.