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Eating ice-cream for breakfast makes you smarter says study; are you buying it?
Good breakfast helps you to stay healthy, but what about trying some ice cream for breakfast?
<p>When you think of breakfast, your go to is usually cereals or eggs or paranthas, or even just a bowl of fruits to kickstart your day.<br /> </p>
When you think of breakfast, your go to is usually cereals or eggs or paranthas, or even just a bowl of fruits to kickstart your day.
<p><strong> But that could all change – a study conducted by a Tokyo-based researcher – indicates that people who consume ice-cream as part of their breakfast, are likely to be smarter and more alert than their non-ice-cream eating counterparts.<br /> </strong></p>
But that could all change – a study conducted by a Tokyo-based researcher – indicates that people who consume ice-cream as part of their breakfast, are likely to be smarter and more alert than their non-ice-cream eating counterparts.
<p>According to The Telegraph, Yoshihiko Koga conducted a number of tests on his subjects. “Test subjects were required to eat ice cream immediately after waking up.</p>
According to The Telegraph, Yoshihiko Koga conducted a number of tests on his subjects. “Test subjects were required to eat ice cream immediately after waking up.
<p>They were then put through a series of mental exercises on a computer.” “Prof Koga's subjects exhibited faster reaction times and better information-processing capabilities”</p>
They were then put through a series of mental exercises on a computer.” “Prof Koga's subjects exhibited faster reaction times and better information-processing capabilities”
<p>That’s not all. To prove that this was no fluke, he also conducted the experiment using cold water. The results were astonishing. “Test subjects who drank cold water did display a degree of increased alertness and mental capacity, although the levels were markedly lower than among subjects who started the day with ice cream.”<br /> </p>
That’s not all. To prove that this was no fluke, he also conducted the experiment using cold water. The results were astonishing. “Test subjects who drank cold water did display a degree of increased alertness and mental capacity, although the levels were markedly lower than among subjects who started the day with ice cream.”
<p>Are you ready to stock up on your favourite ice-cream? Well, not quite. British researchers believe that the reason could be as simple as not eating breakfast at all vis-a-vis those who did. “"Our brain needs glucose to function, and a high glucose meal will aid mental capacity considerably compared to a fasted brain.</p>
Are you ready to stock up on your favourite ice-cream? Well, not quite. British researchers believe that the reason could be as simple as not eating breakfast at all vis-a-vis those who did. “"Our brain needs glucose to function, and a high glucose meal will aid mental capacity considerably compared to a fasted brain.
<p>"This, however, does not condone eating dessert for breakfast. A study which explores the interaction between consumption of low and high GI foods, whilst including a fasted group, would establish a better understanding of this increased mental capacity," reported The Telegraph.</p>
"This, however, does not condone eating dessert for breakfast. A study which explores the interaction between consumption of low and high GI foods, whilst including a fasted group, would establish a better understanding of this increased mental capacity," reported The Telegraph.