The more interesting question I think is not whether skipping breakfast might help lose weight, it is whether the weight loss is due to lower overall caloric intake, the timing of digestion reducing bioavailability, the timing of when sugar became available to the body impacting targeted fat burn or somehow enhancing the body's ability to burn fat cells, or maybe the types of "breakfast" foods skipped, or just general impact on dietary choices,... or maybe it was...
Obviously I think the study is asking too high-level a question, and barely skimming the surface of how things work. Feels like the same sort of thinking that produced the alternative finding.
Honestly, I think it is a mix of glycemic index being affected by the longer fast and eating less. As I stated in my response below, my experience has been that the fewer meals I eat, the less I overeat.
I know that last statement isn't anything groundbreaking, but if you can get through the initial hunger created by changing your eating schedule, it can be hugely beneficial to limiting your caloric intake.
The more interesting question I think is not whether skipping breakfast might help lose weight, it is whether the weight loss is due to lower overall caloric intake
It is overall caloric intake. This link [1] has 20 studies cited that support this hypothesis. At the same time, I'm not aware of any clinically controlled studies that contradict this hypothesis.
The doubt always comes from the studies where caloric intake is assessed by questionnaires and self reporting, which in turn was shown to be very inaccurate, i.e. [2].
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The more interesting question I think is not whether skipping breakfast might help lose weight, it is whether the weight loss is due to lower overall caloric intake, the timing of digestion reducing bioavailability, the timing of when sugar became available to the body impacting targeted fat burn or somehow enhancing the body's ability to burn fat cells, or maybe the types of "breakfast" foods skipped, or just general impact on dietary choices,... or maybe it was...
Obviously I think the study is asking too high-level a question, and barely skimming the surface of how things work. Feels like the same sort of thinking that produced the alternative finding.
Honestly, I think it is a mix of glycemic index being affected by the longer fast and eating less. As I stated in my response below, my experience has been that the fewer meals I eat, the less I overeat.
I know that last statement isn't anything groundbreaking, but if you can get through the initial hunger created by changing your eating schedule, it can be hugely beneficial to limiting your caloric intake.
The more interesting question I think is not whether skipping breakfast might help lose weight, it is whether the weight loss is due to lower overall caloric intake
It is overall caloric intake. This link [1] has 20 studies cited that support this hypothesis. At the same time, I'm not aware of any clinically controlled studies that contradict this hypothesis.
The doubt always comes from the studies where caloric intake is assessed by questionnaires and self reporting, which in turn was shown to be very inaccurate, i.e. [2].
[1] http://examine.com/faq/what-should-i-eat-for-weight-loss.htm...
[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1454084
In an interview with Ryan Carson, he mentioned that he eats something as soon as he gets up to kick off his body's metabolism.
This seems logical, but like all nutrition-related things, there's an obvious counter argument, and no good science to tell you which is correct.