I always find it fascinating when new studies are released about a new way to eat in order to lose weight. For example, I came across this new study called the Big Breakfast Diet in which a group of obese individuals were split up into two case studies. One group was assigned to eat a low-carb, low calorie breakfast each morning of about 290 calories, while the other group ate a high-carb breakfast around 610 calories.
Both groups lost weight by the fourth month with the low-carb breakfast eaters losing 28 pounds and the high-carb breakfast folks losing 23 pounds. What made the study interesting is by the eighth month, the low-carb people regained 18 pounds while the high-carb people continued to lose 16 more pounds.
The real differences showed up at the eight-month mark, when the low-carb dieters had regained an average of 18 pounds and the big-breakfast eaters continued to lose, dropping another 16.5 pounds on average.
In all, members of the big-breakfast group lost more than 21% of their body weight; low-carb group members lost 4.5%. [Source: WebMD]
I found this interesting since most health information says to eat light breakfasts filled with protein and low carbs. This doesn't mean it is the magic bullet for weight loss either. We all know there is no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight. It always requires work in the form of a healthy diet and plenty of exercise.
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