Read previewA nutrition researcher said that switching up her breakfast routine has helped her beat the 4 o' clock crash. Berry found out that her blood sugar was crashing every afternoon when she had a high-carb breakfast, which helped explain the exhaustion she'd been feeling. A high-protein breakfast can provide lasting fuelPrior to checking out her blood sugar response, Berry might have a pastry or white toast for breakfast. "An increase in circulating blood sugar is a normal physiological response to eating carbohydrate," she said. For instance, there's some evidence that eating late at night can prompt a bigger blood sugar response, but Berry said it's worth it to have dinner with her family.

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Persons: —, Sarah Berry, ZOE, Berry hadn't, Berry, she's, it's Organizations: Service, King's College, Business Locations: London