London - Eating most of your calories at breakfast can help weight loss, suggest Italian researchers.
In a three-month trial at San Raffaele Rome Open University, two groups of women had identical diets (healthy Mediterranean-style with 600 fewer calories than participants normally ate), but at different times of the day.
One group had 70 percent of their calories at breakfast, morning snack and lunch; the second group had 55 percent, with the rest of their calories in the afternoon and evening.
Both lost weight, but the morning eaters lost an average 1st 3lb (about 7.6kg), compared to 1st (6.3kg) in the afternoon group. The morning group also lost an average 3in from their waists, compared to 2¼in the afternoon group.
It’s thought food eaten early is more likely to be burnt off in the day. - Daily Mail