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Many people have acquired bad eating habits for their childhood or just do it out of ignorance. Certain eating habits could lead you an unhealthy life that you did not expect.
Stopping such bad habit could be hard, but eventually, it will be the best thing you ever did. Here are eating habits you need to give up:
Skipping breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal one is never supposed to miss.
Many people will skip breakfast due to lack of time and maybe because they are not hungry.
This is unhealthy as breakfast has nutritional replenishment that it adds to one’s body.
More so, having breakfast will give you the energy you require for the day’s work.
Not drinking enough water
Back in primary school, we learned that our body constitutes 60% water.
Many people will even go for days without drinking water, which is never healthy for us.
On a daily basis, one is supposed to take 9-13 glasses of water. Water helps our body in keeping one's memory sharp, your muscles and joints work well, and your body cools down when it is hot and helps your body get rid of toxins via your kidneys.
Adding salt
A common and bad habit at that, some salt addicts are known to add salt even without tasting the food first. This could cause your body to retain water which sometimes put a strain on your heart and blood vessels. Always use small amounts of your food to help you stay healthy.
Late night eating
Late night meals could really cost your health, especially when you are trying to lose fats. Late night meals will partially be digested, with the rest being stored in your body as fats. When your body is at rest, it requires no more energy, thus eating at this time won’t be such a good idea.
Eating too much or little
Differences in appetite can be a big issue in your body health. a higher appetite will make you eat too much, while no appetite will make you starve.
Our daily schedules also affect the way we eat. One is supposed to know their basal metabolic rate, to determine their caloric rate.
This will help one know how much food they are supposed to take in on a daily basis.
Eating wrong foods
A lot of people love eating sugary, salty and oily foods while finding it hard to eat anything else.
These foods have high nutritional content that could be the reason behind health problems in your body such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and even high blood pressure.