Research from Imperial College London that was presented at the 2012 Neuroscience conference found that people who ate a large breakfast of 730 calories had less cravings for high calorie foods during the day than those who skipped breakfast.
So why is this?
This happens because if you eat a breakfast of that size you are set and properly fueled until at least lunch and all of your other meals will tend to be smaller and result in less total daily calories consumed. On the other hand when you skip breakfast your body is now running on low energy so you will tend to crave (and eat, willpower only lasts so long) higher calorie containing foods.
What about your bowl of cereal?
The same can be said for a high carbohydrate/starch breakfast, that bowl of Cheerios or granola will leave you starving in a few hours and trigger cravings for more high calorie carbohydrate foods throughout the day. Despite how "heart healthy" and/or "part of a complete breakfast" they are advertised to be. Not to mention that they will also trigger insulin, which then triggers fat storage.
So what do we recommend?
2-3 whole eggs cooked in butter, 1/2 of an avocado, a few slices of nitrate free bacon, ham, or sausage, and throw in a piece of fruit. Eat that and you will not be hungry again for hours and you will have put your body at a fat loss advantage!
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