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Are You Still Big on Breakfast?
A: Yes, the case for eating a good breakfast continues to grow.
I don't believe there's ever been a time in my life when I didn't eat a substantial breakfast. By stabilizing my blood sugar first thing in the morning and keeping it on an even keel, I've been able to come to each meal under control, ready to eat but not famished.
In FAQ 10, I wrote about two recent studies from Israel explained why eating a hearty breakfast is important. We now have a third study from Germany.
The first study found that eating a high-carb, high-protein breakfast overcomes the hunger and craving that lead to long-term weight gain. Dieters who ate a hearty breakfast lost several times as much weight as dieters who ate the same number of calories, but skimped on breakfast.
The second study focused on blood sugar stability. Again, both groups ate the same number of calories. The difference was that one group consumed substantially more of the calories at breakfast and the other in the evening meal. Lunch was the same in both groups. The groups then switched diets--those eating the big breakfast had the big dinner and vice versa--to control for individual differences.
"Our study demonstrated that a large breakfast and reduced dinner is a beneficial alternative for the management of glucose balance during the day and should be considered as a therapeutic strategy in type 2 diabetes," Dr. Daniela Jakubowicz of Tel Aviv University told Medscape.com.
For more details, see https://www.cbass.com/FAQ(10).htm
Calorie Burn Much Higher at Breakfast
Researchers from the University of Lubeck in Germany found that our body's ability to burn calories is more than twice as high at breakfast than at dinner.
The study title is surprisingly straight forward: Twice as High Diet-Induced Thermogenesis After Breakfast vs Dinner On High-Calorie as Well as Low-Calorie Meals
Juliane Richter, MSc, Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, and colleagues examined diet-induced metabolism in 16 healthy, normal weight men who ate a low-calorie breakfast and a high-calorie dinner in the first round and then switched in the second round. Again, to control for individual differences.
Regardless of calories consumed, metabolism was 2 and half times greater in the morning than in the evening. What's more, they found that eating a low-calorie breakfast increased feelings of hunger, especially for sweets.
"We recommend that patients with obesity, as well as healthy people, eat a large breakfast to reduce body weight and prevent metabolic diseases," lead author Julian Richter said in a statement.
Cleveland Clinic Men's Health Advisor, where I learned of the study, says the "take-home message" is that eating a big breakfast ups calorie burn, aids weight management, and controls blood sugar.
You can read the entire study online: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/105/3/e211/5740411?login=true
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My lifetime habit of eating a substantial breakfast is looking better and better.
July 1, 2021
Are You Still Big on Breakfast?
A: Yes, the case for eating a good breakfast continues to grow.
I don't believe there's ever been a time in my life when I didn't eat a substantial breakfast. By stabilizing my blood sugar first thing in the morning and keeping it on an even keel, I've been able to come to each meal under control, ready to eat but not famished.
In FAQ 10, I wrote about two recent studies from Israel explained why eating a hearty breakfast is important. We now have a third study from Germany.
The first study found that eating a high-carb, high-protein breakfast overcomes the hunger and craving that lead to long-term weight gain. Dieters who ate a hearty breakfast lost several times as much weight as dieters who ate the same number of calories, but skimped on breakfast.
The second study focused on blood sugar stability. Again, both groups ate the same number of calories. The difference was that one group consumed substantially more of the calories at breakfast and the other in the evening meal. Lunch was the same in both groups. The groups then switched diets--those eating the big breakfast had the big dinner and vice versa--to control for individual differences.
"Our study demonstrated that a large breakfast and reduced dinner is a beneficial alternative for the management of glucose balance during the day and should be considered as a therapeutic strategy in type 2 diabetes," Dr. Daniela Jakubowicz of Tel Aviv University told Medscape.com.
For more details, see https://www.cbass.com/FAQ(10).htm
Calorie Burn Much Higher at Breakfast
Researchers from the University of Lubeck in Germany found that our body's ability to burn calories is more than twice as high at breakfast than at dinner.
The study title is surprisingly straight forward: Twice as High Diet-Induced Thermogenesis After Breakfast vs Dinner On High-Calorie as Well as Low-Calorie Meals
Juliane Richter, MSc, Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, and colleagues examined diet-induced metabolism in 16 healthy, normal weight men who ate a low-calorie breakfast and a high-calorie dinner in the first round and then switched in the second round. Again, to control for individual differences.
Regardless of calories consumed, metabolism was 2 and half times greater in the morning than in the evening. What's more, they found that eating a low-calorie breakfast increased feelings of hunger, especially for sweets.
"We recommend that patients with obesity, as well as healthy people, eat a large breakfast to reduce body weight and prevent metabolic diseases," lead author Julian Richter said in a statement.
Cleveland Clinic Men's Health Advisor, where I learned of the study, says the "take-home message" is that eating a big breakfast ups calorie burn, aids weight management, and controls blood sugar.
You can read the entire study online: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/105/3/e211/5740411?login=true
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My lifetime habit of eating a substantial breakfast is looking better and better.
July 1, 2021
