How does skipping meals affect mental health?

Answer 1

it slows down your reflexes while driving or doing school work and work work. it also makes you very light headed and cranky too. your stomach starts to eat itself literally and you gain weight from it

Answer 2

skipping breakfast esp...ur brain runs on glucose as fuel...so when u skip b'fast (or u even jus take a drink like a juice or tea or coffee) ur brain doesnt get the required glucose to jumpstart the day....lunch well...similar concept but its jus to keep u goin...but dun have something tooooo heavy coz then all the blood wud go to the stomach n u wull feel sleepy..have something nutitious n balanced. U can skip dinner provided u take a hot drink or soup...coz dinner should be light...and should be eaten at least 4 hrs b4 ur head touches the pillow...so tat the food gets digest b4 u sleep and also prevents reflux leading to aspiration...

Answer 3

Yeh skipping meals can throw off your blood sugar making you tired, cranky and dopey. Try to eat small meals often. Like every three hours eat something small, an apple, some toast and peanut butter.. stuff like that.

Answer 4

Skipping meals affects your blood sugar, blood pressure and all sorts of other things. When your blood sugar is too low from not eating, your brain starts to shut down to save energy. When your brain shuts down, you'll pass out.'

Answer 5

Both lack of food and sleep causes a chemical imbalance in your brain as well as your body. I once had a sociology professor profess to the class that 3 days without food or sleep was comparable a cheap acid trip

Answer 6

It not only affects your mental health, but your physical health as well. You need that sound sleep in order to function correctly.

Answer 7

You tend to overeat in the evening and then you may feel depressed about binging

Answer 8

because it's really hard to concentrate on something when u are hungry.

Answer 9

its bad for you