How long is your child's lunch break? In France they get 2 hours (2012)

Re:How long is your child's lunch break? In France they get ... by josephg on Thursday March 14, 2024 @09:01AM (#39703390)

I read years ago that having a decent breakfast almost completely removes the blood sugar drop that happens after lunch.

It makes sense. Digesting lunch takes a lot of energy from the body. But if you’ve had a good breakfast, you’ll have plenty of energy available from breakfast to keep your brain active. And you can eat less for lunch, too.

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Re:How long is your child's lunch break? In France they get ... by 63stack on Thursday March 14, 2024 @09:50AM (#39703980)

How much energy it takes to digest depends on the food and the amount, not whether it's lunch or not, no?

If you get food coma because your body is lacking energy to digest lunch, you'll just get food coma after breakfast then, because you'll be lacking energy to digest that.

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Re:How long is your child's lunch break? In France they get ... by ses1984 on Thursday March 14, 2024 @09:09AM (#39703498)

You should really beware of referring to these things as absolutes. Everyone is different and there are a wide range of physiologies out there.

Personally, the bigger breakfast I have, the faster and more hungry I get around lunch. If I eat a big breakfast I’ll be ravenous by lunch. The only negative symptoms I experience after lunch happen if I eat a huge lunch.

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