Always eat breakfast

According to the May 2008 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter, eating a decent breakfast may reduce your risk for stroke, heart attack and adult-onset diabetes. Apparently a healthy breakfast keeps your blood sugar more stable throughout the day, instead of having larger rises and falls. Keeping blood sugar and insulin release more steady may help decrease blood levels of triglycerides and LDL, also known as "bad cholesterol."

What's the best thing to eat for the morning meal? The Harvard Health Letter suggests fruits, whole grains and lean protein. Whole grain cereals like oatmeal and bran cereal are especially good sources of fiber. It's difficult to get such high fiber content from any other meals. For more information on health benefits of breakfast, see my article published previously in the health section of CBN.com at http://www.cbn.com/health/nutrition/Reinke_breakfast.aspx