Why eating carbs for breakfast causes stress

Nutrition vs neuroscience

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Replacing cereal or toast with natural fats for breakfast can improve workplace productivity, writes neuroscience and mental health practitioner Matt Janes

If you've ever mistakenly put petrol into your diesel car, or vice versa, you'll know that using the wrong kind of fuel doesn't get you very far. Even if you haven't, whilst you're clearly paying sufficient attention to the fuel you're pumping into your car, can you say the same for how you're fuelling your body? Despite our love for the great British fry-up, cereal remains the nation's most common choice of breakfast, followed by a slice of toast or a bagel. Whilst they're a convenient choice for when you're rushing out of the door to work, they're also a very poor one, for your product...

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