There has been a long standing debate whether eating breakfast can really make any difference. Some say it is good for weight loss while others says it is just a good habit to eat breakfast to prevent binging all day. Whereas it does not necessarily ensure weight loss, skipping the first meal of the day may not be a good idea in the long run according to recent study. Allotting a few minutes to consume food in the morning can be a good lifestyle habit.
Previous studies have varying results about the effects of eating breakfast. There are studies saying that eating breakfast can lead to weight loss while some others oppose this. According to the study published under the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a 16-week clinical trial revealed that skipping or eating breakfast does not affect weight loss in the participants.
"We found it didn't really make a difference," CBD news quoted study author David B. Allison - professor of public health and associate dean for science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Nonetheless, there are researchers that emphasize results may be subjective and must be interpreted cautiously.
"Long-term, [skipping breakfast] is not the best strategy," CBS quoted Dr. Keith Ayoob - associate clinical professor of pediatrics and director of the Nutrition Clinic at the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Dr. Ayoob was not part of the study.
"You may not want to eat breakfast, but you need all the nutrients that breakfast can provide." The doctor added. The study analyzed the effects of skipping or eating breakfast in relation to weight loss among 309 obese and health y people between 20 to 65 years old. One group was asked to eat breakfast before 10am whereas the other group had to skip the meal and eat only after 11am. The third group was comprised of individuals with 52 people who eat breakfast regularly and 44 who skip breakfast normally.
"Now that we know the general recommendation of 'eat breakfast every day' has no differential impact on weight loss, we can move forward with studying other techniques for improved effectiveness," CBS quoted study author Emily Dhurandhar - assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
"We all ... probably need to be more skeptical of platitudes about obesity," Allison added.
"It's not always just about weight," Ayoob explained. "I always encourage people to eat breakfast. I want people to eat a healthy diet and breakfast is often a meal of habit."
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