Why the 'fat first' Approach Is Healthy for You

Having good fats like ghee or avocado in the morning stabilizes blood sugar

- Pulasta Dhar

It makes complete sense knowing why you'd load up on proteins first thing in the morning, but it was quite a revelation for me to know that consuming fat as a first meal can be just as beneficial. This concept has a simple name as well: fat first. It was a filmmaker friend who alerted me to the trend by serving me a glass of cacao instead of coffee when I visited her one morning. Taste was not the only reason she had substituted a cup of joe for a cup of cacao. For one, doing so ensured a drastic reduction in my caffeine intake as cacao has 25 percent of it compared to coffee. And the rush is calmer and does not have a crash. Of course, the science of lining the stomach was convincing too.