Skipping Breakfast vs Pulling All-Nighter: So much so, in fact, that breakfast has been described as the most important meal of the day. After 7-8 hours of sleep, your glucose levels are low. Glucose is the main source of energy in the brain. Which is why the low glucose level can easily bring cognitive performance to a standstill. According to nutritionists, upon the course of skipping breakfast, sluggish thoughts and poor concentration, as well as slow reaction times, especially on the first half of the day, usually emerge.
Sleep deprivation busies itself in a different manner within the brain. Sleep serves three processes: memory consolidation, problem solving, and clearing metabolic waste away from brain cells. It is during a lonely night of lost sleep that one loses focus, distorts making decisions, and causes emotional unevenness. It is shown from studies that keeping someone awake for about 24 hours can have some cognitive nonsense as that seen from intoxication of alcohol.
The two conditions have one thing in common though, in that they trigger brain fog- mental fatigue, mental confusion, and decreased attention. Experts argue that what triggers this is an energy deprivation-induced response-the off-breakfast-and sleep deprivation-in the case of no sleep by shutting down some cognitive processes to save resources. Thus one feels quite irritable, forgetful, and less productive in both situations.
Neurologists have their reasons for saying that sleep deprivation effects are far-reaching and more long-term. You can skip breakfast once and make up for it all with lunch, but for sleep lost, it may take twice as long to recover. Moreover, chronic deprivation of sleep accumulates the risk of anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline in the long run.
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Experts, however, recommend that both sleep and nutrition be top priorities for keeping the brain up to par. Have a good night with seven to nine hours quality sleep and wake up to a healthy breakfast. That includes all three major components-protein, healthy fats. And complex carbohydrates-to make blood sugar steady and energy last longer for mental focus.
Bottom line: Skipping breakfast might make your morning feel sluggish, but staying up all night can derail your brain for the entire day and beyond.
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