WEBVTT - Second Breakfasts Can Be Good For You

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain stuff from how stuff works. A brain

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<v Speaker 1>stuff is Christian Sager here. A second breakfast has never

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<v Speaker 1>been just a Middle Earth popbit tradition. Europeans have long

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed eating another morning meal. School Children in Germany get

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<v Speaker 1>a mid morning break around nine thirty a m where

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<v Speaker 1>they eat a second breakfast, which studies show benefits their health.

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<v Speaker 1>German adults also eat second breakfast, a small meal of

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<v Speaker 1>poached sausages with mustard and pretzels, and sometimes beer, according

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<v Speaker 1>to German born chef Michael Kufner of the bright Water

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<v Speaker 1>Center for the Study of Food, but now Americans are

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<v Speaker 1>picking up on it too, and depending on lifestyle, a

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<v Speaker 1>second breakfast can be just as beneficial as a first.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly what a second breakfast is, though, in America, depends

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<v Speaker 1>on who is eating it and why. Athletes who need

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<v Speaker 1>fuel to power hours of practice eat law arged meals

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<v Speaker 1>with specific ratios of carbs, fat, and protein. For the

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<v Speaker 1>average exerciser, a light breakfast might be plenty to sustain

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<v Speaker 1>a workout, especially when followed later in the morning by

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<v Speaker 1>a more substantial breakfast. For Americans with hectic mornings that

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<v Speaker 1>involve dropping kids off and rushing to work. Go to

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<v Speaker 1>options for first and second breakfast include handheld microwavable foods

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<v Speaker 1>such as burritos, sandwiches, and oatmeal or snack bars, yogurt

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<v Speaker 1>and yogurt based drinks, or cereal. While brunch is typically

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<v Speaker 1>just a late breakfast and usually a leisurely sit down affair,

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<v Speaker 1>a second breakfast for most Americans is a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>fuel up for the day ahead. A second breakfast isn't

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<v Speaker 1>quite a snack either, or at least what was once

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<v Speaker 1>thought of as a snack is now becoming more intentional.

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<v Speaker 1>For athletes, a second breakfast can help power morning training,

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<v Speaker 1>build muscle mass, or provide an opportunity to recover over

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<v Speaker 1>after a hard early workout. Even some athletes are consuming

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<v Speaker 1>upwards of four thousand, five hundred to six thousand calories

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<v Speaker 1>in a day, breaking up high calorie meals is more

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable on the digestive system and easier to consume than

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<v Speaker 1>trying to eat a large number of calories in one sitting.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Stephanie Horvath, the director of Sports Nutrition at

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<v Speaker 1>the University of Tennessee Athletics Department, while most Americans aren't

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<v Speaker 1>doing so much activity to justify eating six thousand calories

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<v Speaker 1>a day. A second breakfast can be helpful for people

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<v Speaker 1>who love to exercise if it's carefully planned. The government's

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<v Speaker 1>recommendation for Americans is close to two thousand calories a day,

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<v Speaker 1>so surprisingly, another crowd that might benefit from a second

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<v Speaker 1>breakfast are people who want to lose weight. Where second

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<v Speaker 1>breakfasts help athletes power through workouts and put on pounds

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<v Speaker 1>of muscle, a second breakfast can help dieters manage hunger.

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<v Speaker 1>This strategy is called front loading calories, the concept of

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<v Speaker 1>eating most of the day's calories by midday. A big

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<v Speaker 1>breakfast and a smaller dinner can help people lose weight

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<v Speaker 1>and manage hunger and blood sugar, according to a study

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<v Speaker 1>published in the journal Obesity Indeed, research shows people who

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<v Speaker 1>eat more during the day lose weight better than those

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<v Speaker 1>who save their calories for later. Today's episode was written

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<v Speaker 1>by Sean chaivis produced by Tristan McNeil, and For more

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