A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology has unveiled evidence that suggests that eating more calories at breakfast and less calories later in the day may help to maintain a healthy weight in middle aged adults.
Many people prefer to skip breakfast and wait until mid morning or lunchtime before eating.
Urbod Nutritionist, Amanda Michie who practises in the City and Canary Wharf tells us why:
"Skipping breakfast is counter-productive as it slows down your metabolic rate. Calories consumed in the morning will be burned off during the day wheras food eaten later in the day or evening tend to be stored especially if you have a sedentary desk-job. Also, skipping breakfast means you are more likely to eat more at the next meal because you are starving. This is when calories are more likely to be stored as fat in anticipation of the next long stint without food."
Did you know that skipping breakfast is associated with low levels of physical activity and high levels of soft-drink consumption?
Did you know that obese women tend to consume fewer calories in the morning compared with lean women?
As the old saying goes: Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince and Dine like a Pauper.
