Eggy Breakfast Is The Key To Weight Loss

A breakfast comprising of two eggs may help overweight adults shed those extra pounds, a research claims. Eating the egg breakfast helps overweight adults lose 65% more weight and feel more energetic, a new study by an Indian-origin researcher suggests.

Nikhil V Dhurandhar, PhD, lead researcher and associate professor in the laboratory of infection and obesity at Pennington Biomedical Research Center of the Louisiana State University, said that eating at least two eggs in the morning can help obese people shed extra pounds more efficiently.

According to him, the egg diet in the morning helps in losing 65 per cent weight in overweight people, than those who eat bagel breakfast of equal calories.

The team of Louisiana State University researchers reached their findings after examining a total of 152 adults between 25 to 60 years of age. The body mass indexdefine (BMI) of all the study subjects was greater than or equal to 25 or 50kg m-2.

The researchers then divided the overweight study participants in two groups, and gave one group a bagel breakfast to eat, while the other group ate two eggs each morning for the breakfast as part of a reduced-calorie diet. Both groups’ breakfast was packed with similar counts of calories.

Dhurandhar’s team found that dieters who ate two whole eggs, yolk and all, in the morning succeeded to lose 65% more weight than those who ate a bagel with cream cheese. Moreover, the egg-eaters showed a 61% greater reduction in BMI.

Although, both groups consumed the same amount of calories, but those who ate eggs felt less hungry and more energy. They also had a decreased tendency to binge on unnecessary snacks. Contrary to this, participants of the other
group who feasted on bagel breakfast were more likely to snack unnecessarily.

"People have a hard time adhering to diets and our research shows that choosing eggs for breakfast can dramatically improve the success of a weight loss plan. Apparently, the increased satiety and energy due to eggs helps people better comply with a reduced-calorie diet,” said Dhurandhar.

During the two-month study, the researchers also found that blood lipids were not impacted. They also found that blood levels of high-density lipoproteins, the "good" cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins, the "bad" cholesterol, as well as triglycerides, did not vary compared to baseline cholesterol blood levels in the study participants who feasted either on the bagel or egg breakfasts.

The recent study compliments more than 30 years of research that conclude that healthy adults can enjoy eggs without significantly triggering their risk of cardiovascular disease. The study also supports a previous research published in the Journal of American Collage of Nutrition that showed that people who ate eggs for breakfast felt more satisfied and consumed fewer calories in the following meal.

"Eggs are a good source of all-natural, high-quality protein, so they can help keep you satisfied longer, making it easier to resist tempting snacks. Nearly half of an egg's protein, and many of the other nutrients are found in the yolk, so make sure to eat the whole egg for maximum benefits," said Jackie Newgent, registered dietitian and chef, who often tells consumers to obtain adequate high-quality protein when advising them about weight loss.