Skipping breakfast could lead to weight gain

14/02/05 Those who regularly skip their breakfast are more likely to be overweight and are more prone to heart disease than anyone else, reveals a new study.

According to the study published in the recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, women who skipped breakfast for two weeks ate more during the rest of the day, developed higher cholesterol levels, and were less sensitive to insulin than women who ate breakfast every day.

Researchers examined the effects of eating or skipping breakfast on calories eaten and burned throughout the day as well as circulating insulin, glucose, and cholesterol levels in 10 healthy women of normal weight.

The found when the women ate breakfast, they ate about 100 fewer calories per day and had a better insulin response to eating, suggesting that their risk of diabetes was lower. LDL "bad" cholesterol levels were also significantly lower in the women who ate breakfast. In addition, the results show that the negative effects of skipping breakfast on cholesterol and insulin levels may also increase the women's risk of heart disease over time.

Researchers said that skipping breakfast has become more common among adults in recent years, perhaps due to efforts to lose weight or time pressures in the morning. But, ultimately the practice results in obesity and weight gain, they said.

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