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A new study has revealed that a high protein breakfast may allow dieters to stay on track by helping dieters retain fullness throughout the day.The British Journal of Nutrition published a study finding that the timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. The study concluded that when people ate high-quality protein foods, from sources such as eggs and lean bacon, for breakfast they had a greater sense of sustained fullness throughout the day compared to when more protein was eaten at lunch or dinner.There is a growing body of research which supports eating high-quality protein foods when dieting to maintain a sense of fullness and this study is particularly unique in that it looked at the timing of protein intake and has revealed that when you consume protein may be the most critical piece of the equation when it comes to dieting.The study involved overweight .. more»

I'm sure you've heard it said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The truth is, it is and there is a very good reason for it.If you're like the average human being, the last meal you've eaten was sometime around 5 or 6 PM the day before. Maybe you had a snack at around 8 or 9 PM. Even with that snack, it's probably been a good 10 hours since you've last eaten. Your body needs food just to survive let alone to run at peak efficiency. By skipping breakfast and waiting until lunch, which for most people isn't until noon, you're effectively not eating for 15 hours or more. Talk about fasting.The problem with skipping breakfast is twofold. For starters, your energy level is going to be very low because you are forcing yourself to run on empty. As time goes on from the last .. more»

We all know we should eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise regularly. For some of us, we just know that we need to make changes in our diets. Some people try to make radical lifestyle changes, and others make changes one step at a time.I am dedicating this article to those of you who just want to change everything in your diet! If you want to completely change your diet to lower your high cholesterol ratio, then you should try these sample diets for lowering cholesterol:Breakfast: Whole grains are one of the cornerstones to lowering cholesterol. I want you to start eating oatmeal and Cheerios regularly. I recommend placing a little flavoring in your oatmeal so it has a nice sweet taste. Do not add too many sweeteners to your oatmeal.Many instant oatmeal foods include too many sweets. I recommend eating plain oatmeal and adding a small amount of .. more»

According to a Harvard University - Massachusetts General Hospital study of children in Philadelphia and Baltimore schools, students who usually ate school breakfast had better math grades, higher standardized test scores, decreased absences and tardiness, reduced hyperactivity and improved social relations in comparison to children who seldom ate school breakfast.The word "breakfast" literally means to break fast. As we know, fasting is the act of not eating over a period of time. We may not think of it this way, but we virtually fast while we sleep -- even if we dream about food. The act of eating breakfast is literally breaking the fast!The National Weight Control Registry is a database of more than 3,000 people who have lost at least 60 pounds and kept it off for at least 6 years. Seventy eight percent of these people in the registry found that eating breakfast daily was an excellent weight .. more»