Washington: Eating foods rich in protein such as eggs and meat for breakfast can significantly improve appetite control and reduce unhealthy snacking in the evening, a new study has found.
Heather Leidy, an assistant professor in the department of nutrition and exercise Physiology, University of Missouri-Columbia is the first to examine the impact of breakfast consumption on daily appetite and evening snacking in young people who skip breakfast.
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In her study, 20 overweight adolescent females ages 18-20 either skipped breakfast, consumed a highprotein breakfast consisting of eggs and lean beef, or ate a normal-protein breakfast of ready-to-eat cereal. Participants completed questionnaires and provided blood samples throughout the day. Prior to dinner, a brain scan using functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed to track brain signals that control food motivation.
The consumption of the high-protein breakfast led to increased fullness or “satiety” along with reductions in brain activity that is responsible for controlling food cravings. The high-protein breakfast also reduced evening snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods compared to when breakfast was skipped, Leidy said.
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