According to msnbc.com, Dr. Daniela Jakubowicz, her colleagues and scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond conducted a study comparing a high carbohydrate, high protein 'big breakfast' diet with a strict low-carb diet.
46 women participated in the low-carb diet and consumed 1,085 calories a day, 17g of carbs, 12g protein and 78g fat. Breakfast was the groups smallest meal. On the 'big breakfast' diet in which 48 women participated, they consumed 1,240 calories a day, 97g of carbs, 93g protein and 46g fat. Dinner for this group, was their smallest meal.
Results indicated that at 4 months, there was no significant weight loss difference - the low-carb group shed 28lbs and the 'big breakfast' group shed 23.
However, at 8 months, low-carb dieters regained an average of 18lbs, while the 'big breakfast' group continued to lose weight, shedding another 16.5lbs. Women on the 'big breakfast' diet also reported feeling less hungry and having less cravings than the women on the low-carb diet.
Throw away your diet books and eat your breakfast ladies. Don't starve yourself and then eat a big dinner expecting to fit into your 'skinny' jeans the next day. It makes sense - if you eat more in the morning, you burn fuel throughout the day - and also have enough fuel to get through the day without being groggy or irritable.
46 women participated in the low-carb diet and consumed 1,085 calories a day, 17g of carbs, 12g protein and 78g fat. Breakfast was the groups smallest meal. On the 'big breakfast' diet in which 48 women participated, they consumed 1,240 calories a day, 97g of carbs, 93g protein and 46g fat. Dinner for this group, was their smallest meal.
Results indicated that at 4 months, there was no significant weight loss difference - the low-carb group shed 28lbs and the 'big breakfast' group shed 23.
However, at 8 months, low-carb dieters regained an average of 18lbs, while the 'big breakfast' group continued to lose weight, shedding another 16.5lbs. Women on the 'big breakfast' diet also reported feeling less hungry and having less cravings than the women on the low-carb diet.
Throw away your diet books and eat your breakfast ladies. Don't starve yourself and then eat a big dinner expecting to fit into your 'skinny' jeans the next day. It makes sense - if you eat more in the morning, you burn fuel throughout the day - and also have enough fuel to get through the day without being groggy or irritable.
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