Nowadays, life is fast-paced, and for various reasons, mornings before work are always chaotic. Breakfast is often neglected in the rush. Did you know that not eating breakfast regularly can lead to gallstones? Let me explain the hazards of skipping breakfast!
Skipping breakfast can lead to gallstones!!
When a person is on an empty stomach in the morning, the bile in the gallbladder, which has been stored for about 12 hours overnight, has a high saturation of cholesterol. Under normal circumstances, when breakfast is consumed, the gallbladder contracts, allowing the cholesterol to be excreted with bile. At the same time, food stimulates bile secretion, resulting in a decrease in the saturation of cholesterol in the residual bile in the gallbladder, making it less likely for stones to form. If breakfast is skipped, the gallbladder stores bile for too long due to prolonged fasting, causing the bile to become excessively saturated with cholesterol, leading to cholesterol deposition and gradually forming gallstones.
The five major hazards of skipping breakfast
1. The gastrointestinal tract rebels: Skipping breakfast and waiting until noon to eat causes the stomach to be in a state of hunger for a long time, leading to excessive gastric acid secretion and easy development of gastritis and gastric ulcers.
2. It can cause low blood sugar: After a night of sleep, the body's nutrients have been depleted, and blood sugar concentration is in a low state. Skipping breakfast means that blood sugar cannot be replenished in a timely manner, leading to low blood sugar.
3. Increased cholesterol levels in the body: People who skip breakfast have 33% higher cholesterol levels compared to those who eat breakfast. And all children with high cholesterol levels have fat streaks in their blood vessels, which are early signs of atherosclerosis.
4. Prone to gallstones: Over 90% of gallstone patients skip breakfast or eat very little for breakfast.
5. Easy to develop constipation: With regular meals, the body naturally produces gastric colonic reflex, which is beneficial for detoxification. However, regularly skipping breakfast may cause dysregulation of the gastric colonic reflex, leading to constipation. When the body's detoxification is hindered, toxins accumulate and can manifest as acne.
It is evident how important breakfast is. Therefore, I remind everyone not to forget to eat breakfast, no matter what.
