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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:06 pm

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Interesting article regarding the efficacy of eating a big breakfast
and then controlling food the rest of the day as a means of weight
loss:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080620/hl_nm/carb_packed_dc;_ylt=AqKMO2WYsgQ2s2qb2KHjDjus0NUE

Lose weight on the carb-packed "big breakfast" diet Fri Jun 20, 10:18
AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - To lose weight and keep it off, eat a big
breakfast packed with carbohydrates and protein, then follow a low-
carb, low-calorie diet the rest of the day, a small study suggests.

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The "big breakfast" diet works, researchers say, because it controls
appetite and satisfies cravings for sweets and starches. It's also
healthier than popular low-carb diets because it allows people to eat
more fiber- and vitamin-rich fruit, according to Dr. Daniela
Jakubowicz, of the Hospital de Clinicas in Caracas, Venezuela.

She told the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in San Francisco that
she's successfully used this diet in her patients for more than 15
years.

"Most weight loss studies have determined that a very low carbohydrate
diet is not a good method to reduce weight," Jakubowicz noted in a
written statement issued by the Endocrine Society. "It exacerbates the
craving for carbohydrates and slows metabolism. As a result, after a
short period of weight loss, there is a quick return to obesity."

With scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond,
Jakubowicz and her colleagues compared their high-carb and protein
"big breakfast" diet with a strict low-carb diet in 94 obese,
sedentary women. Both diets were low in fat and total calories but
differed markedly in their carbohydrate content.

The 46 women on the very-low-carb diet consumed 1,085 calories a day,
consisting of 17 grams of carbohydrates, 51 grams of protein and 78
grams of fat. The smallest meal was breakfast, at 290 calories. For
breakfast, the low-carb dieters were allowed only 7 grams of
carbohydrates, such as bread, fruit, cereal and milk, and they could
eat just 12 grams of protein, such as meat and eggs, in the morning.

In contrast, the 48 women on the "big breakfast diet" consumed 1,240
calories a day. Although lower in total fat (46 grams) than the other
diet, the big breakfast diet had higher daily allotments of carbs (97
grams) and protein (93 grams). Dieters ate a 610-calorie breakfast,
consisting of 58 grams of carbs, 47 grams of protein and 22 fat grams.

For lunch, they got 395 calories, made up of 34 grams of carbs, 28
grams of protein and 13 grams of fat. Dinner -- the smallest meal of
the day -- was made up of 235 calories (5, 18 and 26 grams of carbs,
protein, and fat, respectively).

At four months, there was no significant weight-loss difference
between the two diet groups. Women on the strict low-carb diet shed an
average of about 28 pounds, while women on the big breakfast diet lost
nearly 23 pounds, on average.

But at eight months, the low-carb dieters regained an average of 18
pounds, while the big breakfast dieters continued to lose weight,
shedding another 16.5 pounds.

Those on the big breakfast diet lost more than 21 percent of their
body weight, compared with just 4.5 percent for the low-carb group.

And according to Jakubowicz, women who ate a big breakfast reported
feeling less hungry, especially before lunch, and having fewer
cravings for carbs than women on the low-carb diet.

Cormac...

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:38 pm

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On Jun 25, 12:06 am, ee <eku... at (no spam) broadcom.com> wrote:

Quote:

It is only common sense that eating big meals early gives the body an
opportunity to work off excessive weight during the day. Evening meals
should be light.

Unfortunately work and social pressures mean that for most, the
evening meal is the big one.

Cormac.

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