Eat Eggs For Breakfast
What are you putting in your mouth in the morning?
I mean, other than your partner’s genitals to wake them up with oral sex like somebody who actually wants to keep their relationship alive.
Well, you might be making a mistake if the answer isn’t eggs!
Studies have found that people who include eggs as part of their first meal of the day lose more weight than those who consume a typical breakfast consisting mostly of cereal, bagels, muffins, and other refined carbs.1In a recent study published in Nutrients, for example, 50 overweight or obese participants were fed a breakfast meal of eggs and toast or cereal with milk and orange juice on two separate days a week apart from the other. Although both meals were of the same caloric value, the subjects reported experiencing less hunger after the egg breakfast while the sensation of hunger returned much faster after the cereal breakfast. Also, compared to the cereal breakfast, calorie intake was significantly reduced following the breakfast containing eggs when lunch was provided four hours later and participants were instructed to eat as much as they pleased. Similar findings were observed in an earlier study of 30 overweight or obese women who were served an egg or bagel-based breakfast followed by lunch 3½ hours later.
That difference in outcomes is mostly attributed to the protein content in eggs and the nutrient’s ability to promote the feeling of fullness, as the increased satiety can help lower calorie intake for the day by helping to control the appetite so you’re less likely to snack or overeat at a subsequent feeding due to hunger.
Owing to their convenient and affordable nature, eggs already make a good choice for breakfast. Based on the research, it appears there are also physiological reasons to begin the day with eggs, especially if your objective is to lose or maintain your weight. Towards that end, it’s advised to consume 2-4 eggs for breakfast to enjoy the effects on satiety and appetite. As to how eggs should be consumed, it doesn’t matter whether they’re scrambled, fried, baked, boiled, or poached. Regardless of the preparation method, an egg is an egg and will provide the same value. The only thing to be mindful of are the ingredients that are used to make or complement the egg dish of your choosing, as too much oil, butter, cheese, mayonnaise, bacon, sausage, or ham, for example, can add extra calories that may offset those that may not be consumed later in the day as a result of the eggs, which would therefore negate the purpose of starting the day with them to help drive down total calorie intake.
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