Health & Fitness
November, 1997
Power BreakfastIf you think all you need in the morning is a cup of strong coffee, you should listen to your mother. Breakfast--food, not caffeine--really is the most important meal of the day. "Within three hours or less of waking, you are running on empty," warns Maudene Nelson from Columbia University's Institute of Human Nutrition. "Because no glucose is available, your body breaks down muscle cells for the glycogen that's stored for emergencies." Caffeine on an empty sto...
