Eat a Big Breakfast to Lose Weight

Eat a Big Breakfast to Lose Weight

It is a fact that when it comes to weightloss, the only thing that matters is the amount of calories a person takes in and out. And the equation to shed of the extra pounds is quite simple, eat less and be active. However, many people doesn’t realize that there is more to weightloss than just the total calories and it would seem that the best diet for losing weight and avoid the risk of heart disease and diabetes is to eat a heavy breakfast and eat a light dinner.

A new study showed in the journal obesity followed 93 overweight women that have metabolic syndrome for 12 weeks. The researchers assigned them a 1,400-calorie diet for losing weight and divided the participants to two groups. Half of them ate 700 calories for breakfast, 500 for lunch, and 200 for dinner. The other half ate 200 calories for breakfast, 500 for lunch, and 700 for dinner.

Over the next 12 weeks, both groups lost weight, but the group who had heavy breakfast and light dinner lost more than those who ate heavy dinner. They also had an improvement in their insulin level, blood glucose and as well as waist circumference. There was also a 33 percent drop in the blood triglyceride level for the big breakfast group and an increase to the other group. Some women eat half of their assigned calories at breakfast and felt less hungry allowing them to stick to their meal plan easier.

Many people think that meal timing can affect the body’s circadian rhythm, which many people links to insulin activity and metabolism. Because of this, eating a big meal at the end of the day may disturb the circadian clock and result to obesity. Many studies also show that the body can burn more calories in the morning than it does in the afternoon or evening.

Of course, this is not the first study on the connection of body weight and meal timing. Many research published earlier this year showed that eating breakfast is very important to optimize the body’s metabolism and prevent obesity. And even though it may look impractical to make breakfast the largest meal instead of dinner of the day, it would appear that it is a great diet for losing weight and beneficial in suppressing hunger, lowering the blood sugar levels and improving the body’s insulin level. Just remember that coupling this diet with regular exercise will also help in achieving your goal.