Good Health and Nutrition

Things You Should Never Do on an Empty Stomach   When you wake up in the morning and your stomach is growling, it’s tempting to think about food first thing. But if you’re not careful, you could end up regretting that decision later on in the day. Before you go to work or run errands, check out this list of things you should never do on an empty stomach.   1) Don’t skip breakfast Don’t skip breakfast. It sets you up for a day of overeating, says Dr. Rolls. When we wake up in the morning, our body is in fasting mode, and it needs food to function properly. If you don’t eat first thing in the morning, your body will turn to its next best source of fuel: your fat stores. That’s why people who go on ‘breakfast-skipping diets’ end up gaining weight—they are actually skipping meals, which causes them to become more hungry throughout the day, leading them to eat more than they would if they had just eaten breakfast like everyone else, she explains. So if you want a flat belly that sh...