Friday, 26 March 2010
Fried breakfast is healthiest start to day, say scientists
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Scientists believe that
breakfast programmes the metabolism for the rest of the day, and a fatty meal will help the body break down fat later on.
breakfast programmes the metabolism for the rest of the day, and a fatty meal will help the body break down fat later on.
Carbohydrate rich foods in contrast appear mainly to prepare the body to break down only carbohydrates, the International Journal of Obesity reports.
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 first meal you have appears to programme your metabolism for the rest of the day.
“This study suggests that if you ate a carbohydrate-rich breakfast it would promote carbohydrate utilisation throughout the rest of the day,
whereas if you have a fat-rich breakfast, you (can) transfer your energy utilisation between carbohydrate and fat.”
whereas if you have a fat-rich breakfast, you (can) transfer your energy utilisation between carbohydrate and fat.”
The team of researchers found there may be some truth in the old saying
“'eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper'
– it may be the key to a healthy body and mind.”
“'eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper'
– it may be the key to a healthy body and mind.”
Their study looked at the effects of eating different types of food – and of eating them at different times in the day, according to the Daily Mail.
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.
, but those given a carb-rich breakfast, followed by a fatty dinner, did not fare as well.
Co-researcher Professor Molly Bray added:
“Our study seems to show that if you really want to be able to efficiently respond to mixed meals across a day, a meal in higher fat content in the morning is a good thing.”
“Our study seems to show that if you really want to be able to efficiently respond to mixed meals across a day, a meal in higher fat content in the morning is a good thing.”
A high-fat breakfast of bacon and eggs may be the healthiest start to the day, report shows
.
Published: 7:55PM BST 31 Mar 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkvideo/7545038/The-full-English-breakfast-by-Canteen-owner-Cass-Titcombe.html
For the first meal eaten after a night's sleep appears to programme the metabolism for the rest of the day, the researchers found.
And the age-old maxim
"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper"
may in fact be the best advice to follow to prevent metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Alabama at Birmingham study.
"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper"
may in fact be the best advice to follow to prevent metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Alabama at Birmingham study.
Metabolic syndrome
is characterized by abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease-risk factors.
is characterized by abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease-risk factors.
The study, published online March 30 in the International Journal of Obesity, examined the influence exerted by the type of foods and specific timing of intake on the development of metabolic syndrome characteristics in mice.
The UAB research revealed that mice fed a meal higher in fat after waking had normal metabolic profiles.
In contrast, mice that ate a more carbohydrate-rich diet in the morning and consumed a high-fat meal at the end of the day saw increased weight gain, adiposity, glucose intolerance and other markers of the metabolic syndrome.
The UAB research revealed that mice fed a meal higher in fat after waking had normal metabolic profiles.
In contrast, mice that ate a more carbohydrate-rich diet in the morning and consumed a high-fat meal at the end of the day saw increased weight gain, adiposity, glucose intolerance and other markers of the metabolic syndrome.
"Studies have looked at the type and quantity of food intake, but nobody has undertaken the question of whether the timing of what you eat and when you eat it influences body weight, even though we know sleep and altered circadian rhythms influence body weight,"
said the study's lead author Molly Bray, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the UAB School of Public Health.
said the study's lead author Molly Bray, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the UAB School of Public Health.
Bray said the research team found that fat intake at the time of waking seems to turn on fat metabolism very efficiently and also turns on the animal's ability to respond to different types of food later in the day.
When the animals were fed carbohydrates upon waking, carbohydrate metabolism was turned on and seemed to stay on even when the animal was eating different kinds of food later in the day.
When the animals were fed carbohydrates upon waking, carbohydrate metabolism was turned on and seemed to stay on even when the animal was eating different kinds of food later in the day.
"The first meal you have appears to program your metabolism for the rest of the day,"
said study senior author Martin Young, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine in the UAB Division of Cardiovascular Disease.
"This study suggests that if you ate a carbohydrate-rich breakfast it would promote carbohydrate utilization throughout the rest of the day,
whereas, if you have a fat-rich breakfast, you have metabolic plasticity to transfer your energy utilization between carbohydrate and fat."
said study senior author Martin Young, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine in the UAB Division of Cardiovascular Disease.
"This study suggests that if you ate a carbohydrate-rich breakfast it would promote carbohydrate utilization throughout the rest of the day,
whereas, if you have a fat-rich breakfast, you have metabolic plasticity to transfer your energy utilization between carbohydrate and fat."
Bray and Young said the implications of this research are important for human dietary recommendations. Humans rarely eat a uniform diet throughout the day and need the ability to respond to alterations in diet quality. Adjusting dietary composition of a given meal is an important component in energy balance, and they said their findings suggest that recommendations for weight reduction and/or maintenance should include information about the timing of dietary intake plus the quality and quantity of intake.
"Humans eat a mixed diet, and our study, which we have repeated four times in animals, seems to show that if you really want to be able to efficiently respond to mixed meals across a day
then a meal in higher fat content in the morning is a good thing," Bray said.
"Another important component of our study is that, at the end of the day, the mice ate a low-caloric density meal, and we think that combination is key to the health benefits we've seen."
then a meal in higher fat content in the morning is a good thing," Bray said.
"Another important component of our study is that, at the end of the day, the mice ate a low-caloric density meal, and we think that combination is key to the health benefits we've seen."
Bray and Young said further research needs to test whether similar observations are made with different types of dietary fats and carbohydrates, and it needs to be tested in humans to see if the findings are similar between rodents and humans.
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