Breakfast plays an important role in everyone's nutrition and health. During the holidays with many fun activities, a balanced breakfast can provide long-lasting energy, maintaining physical strength throughout the day.

Doctor Tran Thi Tra Phuong, Nutrihome Nutrition Center, said that the following foods are often not suitable for breakfast, can easily cause digestive problems, low energy, fatigue, and increase the risk of dangerous diseases.

Greasy foods such as fried foods contain high amounts of fat but do not provide enough nutrients for the body. The frying process breaks down the chemical structure of fat, making it difficult for the body to absorb, creating a burden on the stomach, and easily causing digestive disorders. Foods containing a lot of fat also make people feel full quickly, not enough for breakfast.

Spicy foods containing lots of pepper and chili can irritate the inner lining of the esophagus, damaging the stomach, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain or discomfort, heartburn, bloating, indigestion, and diarrhea.

Sweets are often high in sugar and fat, but lack protein and fiber, making people feel full quickly but also hungry quickly. Many people think that a cake and a glass of milk are enough for breakfast. However, this habit is not suitable for the first meal of the day because it is not nutritionally balanced. Foods high in sugar such as cakes are high in saturated fat, which increases the burden on the liver and easily accumulates excess fat. A cake can contain up to 680 calories and 40 grams of fat, which is not suitable for people who want to diet to lose weight.

Lack of protein in breakfast makes it difficult for the body to control blood sugar and quickly become hungry, leading to feelings of fatigue, weakness or lack of concentration. Increasing the amount of protein in breakfast by 15-30% helps a person consume 441 fewer calories per day, limiting fat. Long-term protein deficiency increases the risk of muscle weakness, immune deficiency, insomnia, and menstrual disorders.

Dr. Tra Phuong noted that everyone should choose a variety of foods for breakfast during the holidays. A reasonable portion usually ensures adequate and balanced protein, fat, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Do not skip breakfast and avoid eating too hungry or too full, which are not good for your health.

Truong Giang