All About Breakfast

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How often have you heard that eating breakfast boosts your metabolism? It might seem logical that eating a meal first thing in the morning gets your metabolism revved up, but the fact is that there's no evidence to prove it actually does. In fact, scientists are clear about the benefits of breakfast and a boost in metabolism isn't one of them.

Breakfast and Metabolism:
Researchers agree that the science is inconclusive: there's no research showing a direct link between breakfast and a better metabolism. In a recent conference, members of the American Society for Nutrition met to discuss how eating frequency affects our weight. They evaluated a wide range of studies that investigated meal frequency, weight and metabolism. Their conclusion? Since eating habits are very hard to study, research hasn't been able to establish a clear link to an increased metabolism. In fact, they found no data to suggest that eating frequency, in general, has an effect on the calories we burn each day.

Eating breakfast doesn't affect metabolic rate in the way people like to say it does. There are studies to support breakfast eating for weight management, but not for a calorie-burning boost. That opinion is supported by the position statement of the American Dietetic Association, which is endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine. In their statement about eating breakfast, they confirm that, while eating breakfast has been associated with a lower body weight, there is no clear evidence to suggest that it has any effect on metabolism.

Benefits of Eating a Healthy Breakfast
So does this mean you should skip breakfast? No. Just because eating breakfast may not improve your metabolism doesn't mean that you should skip the meal entirely. I always start my day with protein. Any professional you pick to consul you on weight management to weight loss will tell you the same. Eggs are a great source of protein. Ham and eggs with wheat toast is my favorite, but this is were you need a doctor’s advice. Some people have cholesterol problems and can’t eat the same foods I do. I also eat oatmeal in the morning and skip the wheat toast. Breakfast will give you the fuel to start your engine and keep you going until lunch. If I know I’m going to eat a late lunch then I’ll eat yogurt or a banana mid-morning. Be careful to watch your calories in the morning, don’t blow the calorie budget for the day. For me the ham and eggs with oatmeal sets the pace and my other meals can be smaller. Big meals early in the day give you all day to burn the calories. Big meals at night give you almost no time to burn the calories before bed. At night your body burns almost no calories.

Al that talk about breakfast "jump-stating your metabolism" so you burn more calories may just be talk, but you need a high protein breakfast for other body functions and to give your body energy and that will help you lose weight.

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