Tuesday, January 24, 2012

What's for breakfast?

Is there a secret weapon in the war against obesity? Is there some new, super-drug that simply melts away all the excess fat leaving a slim, athletic body in its wake? Not that I have heard, but there is a close runner up...eggs!


There is a lot of research available  which proves, conclusively, that eating two eggs for breakfast is a huge factor in assisting obese people to lose those excess kilogrammes. A study from 2008 which was published in the International Journal of Obesity compared people who ate a Bagel breakfast with those who ate two eggs. The egg-for-breakfast eaters lost 65% more weight and experienced a 61% reduction in their BMI. They reported being more satisfied, having more energy and consuming less calories in the following meal. While I am not into calorie-counting the befit of eating eggs for breakfast obviously applies regardless of the type of diet we choose to follow




Yummy!
It is easy to avoid boredom with eggs. They can be eaten raw (kidding!) poached, fried, scrambled, or as an omelette. They also benefit by being eaten with something like tomatoes, bacon, small breakfast sausages, chopped peppers, mushrooms, onions,  spinach or anything else which takes your fancy. 


At one time people often avoided eggs because of their supposed high-cholesterol contents. More recent medical opinion confirms that two eggs per day is a safe, nutritional food. Here is a useful link:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-08/epr-awe080408.php
Apologies  :-(
I have just realised that the email contact I posted  a while ago was incorrect. If you want to contact me or get a copy of the much-vaunted spreadsheet the correct email address is: weight2012@gmail.com
I  look forward to hearing from you :-)

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