Big breakfasts help keep heart patients happy, study shows

Medical Xpress / HealthDay / BMC Psychiatry ^ | Feb. 10, 2025 | Ernie Mundell / Hongquan Xie et al

[Flaming Conservative]

My husband turns off the TV at 2 AM, which is when I like to go to sleep. I wake up to use the bathroom around 7 AM, but I try to go back to sleep til about 10 AM, then I read my Bible and the news in bed til 11 or noon. Sometimes, then, I eat breakfast foods like bacon, toast, and an egg, but I can skip the egg without remorse. If I never had to eat another egg, it probably wouldn’t bother me. If I do eat an egg, I prefer brown eggs; I don’t care what the government says, they taste better. I could live on sweets. My diet’s awful.

[mass55th]

I enjoy reading...have since I was a kid. I would like to be able to read every afternoon, but it doesn't always work out that way. I usually have 3-5 different books going at once, and I try to read 20 pages from each. So far this week I haven't been able to do it. Had to clean a foot of snow off my car yesterday afternoon so I could run to the grocery store. Then today, I had a doctor's appointment. Interruptions like that take up more time than I'd like.

At night, I try to read from two books on my kindle. Once I start dozing off, and get tired of reading the same page over and over, I turn the light out. I'm pretty lucky that although I'm 77, and have an irritable bladder, I can usually sleep all night without having to get up to hit the toilet. I'm a side sleeper, so the only time I get the urge is when I roll over on my other side. If I'm sleepy enough I can ignore it and go back to sleep. If I do have to get up, I can usually get right back to sleep.

[Greg123456]

A cup of plain hot coffee and 2 slices of toast w jam. If hungry an hour later I get a breakfast burrito or something.

[hoagy62]

Me, I can’t function unless I have a good breakfast before I go to work.
I usually have scrambled eggs with a small dollop of mayo mixed in, along with cut-up turkey sausage patties, and topped with shredded cheese. Sometimes, I’ll substitute the turkey sausage patties with beef bacon (I do my best to eat kosher). I’ll also have a slice of toasted whole grain bread with butter.
I used to love to have hash browns as well, but I had tp.drop those when I had to get serious about my blood glucose.

[alexander_busek]

Big breakfasts were associated with a 30% decrease in depression.

Studies show that skimpy breakfasts after an invigorating round of "bedroom activity" were associated with a 90% decrease in depression.

Regards,

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Brought to you by Waffle House. LOL.

Well, this story is certainly a welcome one, true or not. Time to put it into practice.

Did I mention how much I love bacon?

[redfreedom]

I say BS! I do not eat a large breakfast as it is a contributing factor to excess weight gain. A protein drink and hard boiled egg or piece of cheese works great.

My blood test results and vitals are near perfect. I am also very physically active. A big breakfast with associated weight gain would ruin all of this.

Depression and happiness has more to do with how one thinks than anything else.

[MayflowerMadam]

We eat at about 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

[Flaming Conservative]

I’m a voracious reader as well. It’s my main form of “recreation”, if it can be called that.

[mass55th]

"I’m a voracious reader as well. It’s my main form of “recreation”, if it can be called that."

I feel somewhat guilty when I don't get to set aside time during the day to read. Makes me feel like I haven't accomplished much.