The 8 Bad Eating Habits You Need to Break in Your 20s

We all know how it goes. You're away from home for the first time. You're completely in charge of your own meals. Mom and Dad always said you couldn't have cake and Cocoa Puffs for dinner? Well now you can have the whole cake and no one is there to say a word. Eventually, though, your body is not going to like all that damage. Learn how to end those bad habits now, so your future self won't want to come back to punch you in the face. 1. Eating dinner at midnight Eating a late dinner can screw up your body's natural cycles. It can interfere with your sleep schedule, for one thing, but it might also be the reason that you're having trouble losing some belly fat. Those who eat earlier dinners have been shown to have slimmer waists. Late-night eating also ups the triglyceride levels, a fat found in your blood. High levels of this fat could lead to a heart attack or stroke. You may not be worried about a heart attack or stroke at your age, but your future self is going to be. 2. Skipping breakfast There may be a few reasons why you are skipping breakfast. Maybe you eat a ton at night and are just not hungry in the morning or you know you had a lot of calories at night so you're trying to make up for it. Or maybe you just don't think you have time. I know you've heard it before: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's true. Skipping breakfast can increase your risk for diabetes and heart disease and it can lower your cognitive functions. People who skip bre...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news