Eat Early, Weigh Less?

NOT JUST HOW MUCHYou eat may make a difference in how much you weigh

WHEN

TWO GROUPS

1400 CALORIES

Breakfast priorityA diet prioritizing breakfast

Dinner priorityA diet prioritizing dinner

Lunc

h 500Calories

Din

ner 200

Calories

700 CaloriesTHE "BREAKFAST DIET"

Lunc

h 500Calories

Din

ner 700

Calories

200 CaloriesTHE "DINNER DIET"

Elevated blood pressure, blood sugar, and/or blood triglyceridesIncreased waist size

METABOLIC SYNDROME

LOW

H

DL

WEIGHT LOSSBreakfast diet –

lost18 PoundsDinner diet – lost

8 Pounds

WEIGHT LOSSTriglycerides fell by

34% - Breakfast dietWorsened by 15% -

Dinner dietHDL improved

Breakfast diet

Blood sugar and Waist size

OTHER BENEFITS

But more so on thebreakfast diet

The women on the breakfast diet

Were less hungry

Other studies have reached the same

conclusion

THINK IT THROUGH

If you need to lose weight you have nothing to lose (except weight)

Obesity 2013, doi:10.1002/oby.20460, as written in Nutrition Action Healthletter, September 2013, p 9.

CREDITS