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2014

Touro College and University System

Breakfast

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Skipping Breakfast Leads To Weight Loss But Also Elevated Cholesterol Compared With Consuming Daily Breakfasts Of Oat Porridge Or Frosted Cornflakes In Overweight Individuals: A Randomised Controlled Trial, Allan Geliebter, Nerys M. Astbury, Roni Aviram-Friedman, Eric Yahav, Sami Hashim Jan 2014

Skipping Breakfast Leads To Weight Loss But Also Elevated Cholesterol Compared With Consuming Daily Breakfasts Of Oat Porridge Or Frosted Cornflakes In Overweight Individuals: A Randomised Controlled Trial, Allan Geliebter, Nerys M. Astbury, Roni Aviram-Friedman, Eric Yahav, Sami Hashim

Lander College of Arts and Sciences Publications and Research

Eating breakfast may reduce appetite, body weight and CVD risk factors, but the breakfast type that produces the greatest health benefits remains unclear. We compared the effects of consuming a high-fibre breakfast, a non-fibre breakfast, or no-breakfast control on body weight, CVD risk factors and appetite. A total of thirty-six overweight participants (eighteen men and eighteen women) (mean age 33·9 (SD 7·5) years, mean BMI 32·8 (SD 4·7) kg/m2) were randomly assigned to consume oat porridge (n = 12), frosted cornflakes (n = 12) or a water control (n = 12) breakfast daily for 4 weeks. Appetite ratings were collected …