Is skipping breakfast really that bad for you?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,404 MFP Moderator
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    http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/244/1/E45.short

    So, after a meal the EE increases with 14-16%. Quite a lot. You are saying there is no difference in burning 14-16% all day long because after every meal you will, or having the EE like this after one huge meal? You think one huge meal takes 24hrs to process?

    If calories are kept equal it makes little to no difference:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494

    Really, the question is "does eating breakfast cause you to eat more overall during the day than not eating it?" There is no magic in eating in the morning, not eating in the evening, purposefully skipping meals etc other than that which promotes dietary adherence.

    It's quite simple: find the way which keeps you at a calorie deficit the easiest and stick to it.

    Job done.

    And to add more on this

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943985


    "We conclude that increasing MF [meal frequency] does not promote greater body weight loss under the conditions described in the present study."
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
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    I skip breakfast most days. I have found that if I eat breakfast early, I will always go over on my calories as I am an evening snacker. It's just easier to skip it and then I eat my first meal around 11am. The only time I will eat breakfast is if I know I won't be able to eat again until late afternoon.
  • tausha_k
    tausha_k Posts: 53
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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
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    http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/244/1/E45.short

    So, after a meal the EE increases with 14-16%. Quite a lot. You are saying there is no difference in burning 14-16% all day long because after every meal you will, or having the EE like this after one huge meal? You think one huge meal takes 24hrs to process?

    If calories are kept equal it makes little to no difference:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494

    Really, the question is "does eating breakfast cause you to eat more overall during the day than not eating it?" There is no magic in eating in the morning, not eating in the evening, purposefully skipping meals etc other than that which promotes dietary adherence.

    It's quite simple: find the way which keeps you at a calorie deficit the easiest and stick to it.

    Job done.

    ^ That, all of it.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
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    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2495396/pdf/postmedj00315-0056.pdf

    This defies all mfp forum logic
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
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    For clarificaiton, what constitutes breakfast and when must it be eaten?
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
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    I don't really do breakfast, but have been forcing myself for the past few days
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    I quite like hitting the gym 1st thing and having a protein shake and a coffee afterwards.... But in an effort to up my calorie intake I've started eating whole grain wheat cereals too. It's a bit of a chore, but i'm going to give it a couple of weeks and see how i feel about continuing it.
  • altacosturabeth
    altacosturabeth Posts: 62 Member
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    For clarificaiton, what constitutes breakfast and when must it be eaten?

    For me, I tried everything to get over this hunger. Such random things include scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs and 2 Quorn sausages, scrambled eggs and a Quorn frankfurter, porridge, toast, fruit, yoghurt, any other general foods that I decided could be made into a breakfast. More recently I tried a bagel and an english muffin for breakfast or just two English muffins.

    But it's always been that way. Even when I was younger I'd be the same so I don't think it's what I'm eating.

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