 I love eggs and I think they’ve gotten a bad rap over the years for their cholesterol content, which is why I was happy to read a study published in the International Journal of Obesity which reported that eating eggs helped overweight people lose more weight.
The study revealed that eating two eggs for breakfast, as part of a reduced-calorie diet, helped participants lose more weight (65% more to be exact) than participants who ate a bagel breakfast of the same calories. In addition to weight loss, those who ate eggs for breakfast reported higher energy levels than those who ate the bagel diet.
Lead researcher, Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, Ph.D feels “the increased satiety and energy due to eggs helps people better comply with a reduced-calorie diet”, meaning people felt more full during the day and didn’t eat as much. This study also supports earlier research published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition that found “people who ate eggs for breakfast felt more satisfied and ate fewer calories at the following meal”.
I know what some of you are probably saying at this point…what about the cholesterol in eggs? Although it’s important to limit cholesterol as part of a healthy diet, eggs are also an excellent source of high-quality protein and other beneficial nutrients (mostly found in the yolk). This high-quality protein could very well be what was helping people feel more satisfied during the day. Not to mention, researchers “found that blood lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) were not impacted during the 2 month study”.
So if you’re trying to watch your weight or just want to feel more energetic throughout the day why not try incorporating eggs as part of your breakfast!
- Lauren
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