Have Chocolate for Breakfast and Lose More Weight?

jadedone

What a crazy study! http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/03/study-of-the-day-eating-chocolate-for-breakfast-is-good-for-your-diet/253780/#.T12NU0fpA14.facebook

Here is a quick summary:
METHODOLOGY: To determine if and how the timing and composition of meals affect short- and long-term weight loss, researchers led by Tel Aviv University's Daniela Jakubowicz randomly assigned 193 clinically obese, non-diabetic adults, ages 20 to 65, to one of two diet groups with identical daily caloric intake -- 1,600 for men, 1,400 for women. Those in the first group ate a low-carbohydrate diet that included a small 300-calorie breakfast while members of the second cluster were given a 600-calorie breakfast high in protein and carbs that always included dessert.

RESULTS: Halfway through the 32-week trial, participants in both groups had lost an average of 33 pounds per person. Things changed drastically soon after, however. While participants in the large-breakfast group lost another 15 pounds each, those in the low-carb group regained an average of 22 pounds each. At the end of the program, those who had less restrictive breakfasts had lost an average of 40 pounds more per person than their peers.

Pebble321

Bring it on... I haven't read the study so I'm sure there's more to it than chocolate - but I like the sound of that!

BrianSharpe

She had me at Canadian bacon..........

Interestingly she's selling a book, and the study has not been peer reviewed (it had a relatively small sample size and has yet to be replicated) Here's a review of the study that might prove interesting......http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/lipid-hypothesis/big-breakfast-bunkum/