Look at it this way: When your car runs out of gas, where can it go?

When your cell phone runs out of juice, who can you call?

When a light bulb burns out, what can it illuminate?

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You get the point.

Skipping meals is one such dangerous behavior.

This is why it’sespeciallyimportant to eat in the mornings.

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According to experts, you should aim to eat within one-and-a-half hours of waking up.

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Then, your body will start toup its production of cortisol, a stress hormone.

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In addition, you’ll experience some real-deal crankiness thanks to a lack of glucose.

That is, “hangry.”

At this stage, you may give way to some uncharacteristic outbursts or full-on tantrums.

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This is only going to get worse the longer you go without food.

“The lower your blood sugar goes, the hangrier you are.

When you skip meals, the ability toliterallymaintain life is threatened.

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“We usually tend to crave unhealthy foods and all attempts at eating healthy go out the door.

When you are that hungry, anything goes.”

And then there’s the issue of not just gaining weight, butfatin particular.

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“So you’re really setting yourself back.”

“Hunger can be a powerful trigger to eat and overeat,” the dietitian explained to the publication.

She added, “It’s difficult to get in all the necessary nutrients without including breakfast.”

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So try having some fruit or oatmeal in the morning that’swhat healthy people eat for breakfast.

It’s not just low-carb diets that spawn hunger breath, though.

In fact, it’s more commonly the result of something else.

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“It’s usually due to regularly skipping meals,” the doctors revealed.

When they do, they let fly a sulfuric stench.”

Yep, skipping meals could ultimately bethe reason you have bad breath.

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Skipping meals, especially breakfast, can also lead to hair loss.

Philip Kingsley, consultant trichologist, told theDaily Mailthat not eating enough protein affects your keratin levels.

Without keratin, your hair will not only become weak, it will stop growing altogether.

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For your hair’s health, Kingsley said breakfast is a must.

“Don’t plan a day where you won’t have time to eat,” the publication stated.

“Too much or not enough sleep can also bring on a headache.

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Be sure to get the right amount.”

In addition to migraines, skipping meals can cause headaches, according toThe Migraine Trust.

“Even delayed or irregular meals can make a difference,” the organization noted.

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And, as it turns out, skipping meals will actually impede one’s ability to exercise.

Without enough protein, your energy is zapped.

And, without energy, working out becomes difficult if not nearly impossible.

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“Eating stimulates the reflex that causes waste to move forward in the bowel,“Sharecareexplained.

“Missing meals decreases this movement.”

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