A fried breakfast is the healthiest start to the day, say scientists
A breakfast of bacon, sausages, eggs, mushrooms, and beans could be the healthiest start to the day, according to new research.
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Scientists believe that breakfast programmes the metabolism for the rest of the day, and a fatty meal will help the body break down fat later on.
Carbohydrate rich foods in contrast appear mainly to prepare the body to break down only carbohydrates, the International Journal of Obesity reports.
Dr Martin Young, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham,(UAB), said: “The first meal you have appears to programme your metabolism for the rest of the day.
“This study suggests that
if you ate a carbohydrate-rich breakfast it would promote carbohydrate utilisation throughout the rest of the day, whereas if you have a fat-rich breakfast, you (can) transfer your energy utilisation between carbohydrate and fat.”
The team of researchers found
there may be some truth in the old saying: “'eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper (= a poor person)' – it may be the key to a healthy body and mind.”
Their study looked at the effects of
eating different types of food
– and of
eating them at different times in the day.
Mice fed a high-fat meal after waking
remained healthy , but those given a carbohydrate-rich breakfast,
followed by a fatty dinner,
did not do so well.
Co-researcher Professor Molly Bray added: “Our study seems to show that if you really want to be able to efficiently respond to mixed meals across a day,
a meal in higher fat content in the morning is a good thing.”
The report shows HOW
a high-fat breakfast of bacon and eggs
may be the healthiest start to the day:
.
"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" may in fact be the best advice to follow
to prevent metabolic syndrome,
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease-risk factors.
The UAB research revealed that mice fed a meal higher in fat after waking had normal metabolic profiles.
In contrast, mice that ate a more carbohydrate-rich diet in the morning and consumed a high-fat meal at the end of the day saw increased weight gain, adiposity, glucose intolerance and other markers of the metabolic syndrome.
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