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Bigger breakfast prevents middle-age weight gain

15 February 2008

We know that eating breakfast is good for us but a new English study has found that eating more daily food at breakfast and less later in the day, may help to avoid weight gain.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge looked at data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, involving more than 6,700 adults over a three to five year period.

The study, published in the February issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that those who ate the highest percentage of their daily energy intake at breakfast had the lowest BMI (body mass index, a measure of weight according to height), despite the fact that their total energy intake was higher.

While everyone gained weight, those eating most at breakfast gained less weight than those eating more of their food later in the day.

The researchers don’t know why this happens but they suggest that one possible reason is that prolonged fasting leads to an elevated insulin response to the next meal, which in turn promotes fat storage and weight gain.

They conclude that redistribution of daily energy intake, so that more energy is consumed at breakfast and less energy is consumed later in the day, may help to reduce weight gain in middle-aged adults.

Source:
- Purslow et al. Energy Intake at Breakfast and Weight Change: Prospective Study of 6,764 Middle-aged Men and Women. American Journal of Epidemiology 2008 167(2):188-192

 

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