[economist-student]

Which of your daughters doesn't like breakfast?

I ask that because there is a strong correlation between not eating breakfast and being overweight. Usually, carbohydrates are more rapidly absorbed in the morning and a lot slower during night. That's why a good diet should restrict carbs late in the day and should encourage protein consumption in the morning.

Being myself overweight, I started a diet based on high protein low carb diet and I lost about 38-40 pounds in the process.

Does anyone in your family have diabetes or insulin resistance?

Regards,

[luckystarmom]

The skinny one doesn't like breakfast. The other one usually eats a Leggo waffle plain, or a bowl of healthy cereal and milk.

No one has diabetes. My husband and I were really skinny kids, and we're both still fairly slim.

My tubby daughter almost died of a respiratory illness when she was a baby. She had very severe asthma for her first few years. She was on lots of steroids. She was sick and inactive during that time, and the medicine made her hungry. She still gets very winded, and I think the whole ashthma thing just slowed her metabolism. She weighs about 14 pounds more than her sister. She didn't have to put on that much weight each year, just 1 or 2 pounds a year would do it.

[connectthedots]

Ever hear of my favorite quote about economic forecasting?