Eating breakfast, especially for kids, helps kickstart your metabolism in the morning.

Once your metabolism gets going, the body starts burning calories helping regulate your weight.

Another benefit of a healthy breakfast is controlling hunger.

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People trying to lose weight often choose to skip breakfast to save calories, however in doing so their bodies start to think that they’re staving which puts them in conservation mode.

When they finally do eat, not only do they overeat out of hunger, but their bodies also store as much fat as possible from their meal.

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