Eating a Big Breakfast, May Not Lead to Burning , More Calories, Study Suggests.
NBC reports that the commonly-believed idea that eating a big breakfast and a light dinner can help people burn more calories may not be true.
The new study was published on
September 9 in the journal 'Cell Metabolism.'.
There are two ways to lose weight:
You can either burn more calories or
you can eat less. In the real world, if people
are less hungry, they eat less, so that
usually translates into weight loss, Courtney Peterson, an associate professor of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, via NBC.
The study did find that people who ate a larger
breakfast felt less hungry throughout the day, which
could help with weight loss over longer periods of time.
Courtney Peterson, an associate professor of nutrition sciences
at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says the study provides
clear evidence that the timing of meals can make a difference.
Alexandra Johnstone, senior author and researcher at the
University of Aberdeen in Scotland, suggests that a big breakfast could, "help people control appetite to
stick to a calorie-counted diet.".
Alexandra Johnstone, senior author and researcher at the
University of Aberdeen in Scotland, suggests that a big breakfast could, "help people control appetite to
stick to a calorie-counted diet.".
Johnstone also pointed out that people are more insulin-sensitive in the morning, meaning an early meal could help regulate blood sugar levels. .
However, researchers say that
the results of studies remain divided on the
importance of meal timing with weight loss.
About half of studies find a weight loss effect and half don’t. To me, that suggests there’s probably a benefit there, but we need to go to even larger studies to demonstrate that, Courtney Peterson, an associate professor of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, via NBC