Not eating lunch

Question
I usually skip lunch and I know that it is bad for my body. So how bad is it and what is the consequences? Can you be specific.

Answer
What happens is you end up eating between meals and what is easy to snack on is usually significantly higher in calories (and FAT) than most meals!
Even if you don't snack, you will typically eat more calories at dinner and likely binge into the nighttime - which again, is more total calories than you'd normally get if you just ate a meal.

Your midday blood sugar levels dive without a meal, preferably a balanced one with some carbs, some fats (ideally from fish or plant sources), protein and fruit/vegetables.  It contributes to being tired, not as sharp mentally and even a bit duller in reaction times.  

If overall calorie intake is lessened too much, the body reacts with a biological instinct to preserve life through famine - and you could actually GAIN weight with a sluggish metabolism that stores fat, even converting muscle for energy first and storing what it can to add to fat layers.

A sluggish metabolism can last FOREVER and contribute to a lifetime weight problem.

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