Not meaning to brag or anything but it's nice to have some things that I have long believed be validated. I'm refering to two reports on this evening's news. The first one isn't really a new idea at all. All my life I remember being told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and now studies show that this is true. It turns out that people who regularly eat a reasonable breakfast are healthier and less likely to be overweight. They didn't say what happens to people who regularly eat breakfast at IHOP.
Secondly, studies are showing that using artificial sweetner isn't good for you and definitely doesn't prevent weight gain. The report particularly singled out Aspartame (the stuff in the blue packet that's used in lots of diet sodas). I discovered several years ago that that stuff gives me blazing headaches which I'm pretty sure is an indication that it's not good for me. Actually, giving credit where it is due, it was my daughter (an infinitely wise teen at that time) who, when I complained of headaches, told me to stop drinking diet soda. Evidently she had a friend who had the same negative response. So, bottom line, don't drink diet soda and eat your breakfast. Wow, sounds like advice from my mom.
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