Like I really needed one …
The Daily Mail reports on the findings of U.S. researchers that eating a big fatty breakfast full of all the trimmings is the best way to start the day, and probably the best for your health.
Their study looked at the effects of eating different types of food – and of eating them at different times in the day.
Mice fed a high fat meal after waking remained healthy, but those given a carb-rich breakfast, followed by a fatty dinner, did not fare as well.
They put on weight and had trouble processing sugar, raising their risk of diabetes.
Blood tests also flagged up other problems that raised their risk of heart disease and strokes.
Dr Martin Young, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said: ‘The first meal you have appears to programme your metabolism for the rest of the day.
The study finds that eating a carb-heavy breakfast like cereal programs your body to only burn off carbohydrates for the rest of the day — too bad for me and my love of toast and peanut butter in the morning.
Now don’t start thinking that you can eat bacon and eggs for breakfast and then whatever you want for the rest of the day; the research suggests that for optimal benefit, you should eat a heavy breakfast, a light lunch, and an even lighter dinner.
Which shouldn’t be hard, really. I find that when I eat a big breakfast with bacon and eggs, I’m barely hungry for the rest of the day.
Amy Breen
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