Skipping breakfast increases the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancers substantially, indicates a recent study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Those who only consumed breakfast once or twice a week faced a much higher risk of stomach and liver cancer compared to daily breakfast consumers.
Omitting breakfast can induce inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, potentially leading to cancer in the long term.
Extended fasting denies digestive juices the presence of food to process, initiating their corrosive action on the stomach and food pipe linings.
Gastric juice, designed to break down food before intestinal digestion, consists of 100% pure hydrochloric acid. Its continuous impact on the stomach and intestinal lining causes damage, setting off a sequence of pathological changes that can ultimately lead to cancer.
Digesting any consumed food typically takes two to four hours. It is advisable to have breakfast around 6 or 7 am if a meal is consumed at 8 or 9 pm, allowing the stomach an appropriate timeframe for emptying.
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