TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of skipping breakfast on subsequent energy intake
AU - Levitsky, David A.
AU - Pacanowski, Carly R.
PY - 2013/7/2
Y1 - 2013/7/2
N2 - The objective was to examine the effect of consuming breakfast on subsequent energy intake.Participants who habitually ate breakfast and those who skipped breakfast were recruited for two studies. Using a randomized crossover design, the first study examined the effect of having participants consume either (a) no breakfast, (b) a high carbohydrate breakfast (335. kcals), or (c) a high fiber breakfast (360 kcals) on three occasions and measured ad libitum intake at lunch. The second study again used a randomized crossover design but with a larger, normal carbohydrate breakfast consumed ad libtum. Intake averaged 624. kcals and subsequent food intake was measured throughout the day. Participants ate only foods served from the Cornell Human Metabolic Research Unit where all foods were weighed before and after consumption.In the first study, neither eating breakfast nor the kind of breakfast consumed had an effect on the amount consumed at lunch despite a reduction in hunger ratings. In the second study, intake at lunch as well as hunger ratings were significantly increased after skipping breakfast (by 144. kcal), leaving a net caloric deficit of 408. kcal by the end of the day. These data are consistent with published literature demonstrating that skipping a meal does not result in accurate energy compensation at subsequent meals and suggests that skipping breakfast may be an effective means to reduce daily energy intake in some adults.
AB - The objective was to examine the effect of consuming breakfast on subsequent energy intake.Participants who habitually ate breakfast and those who skipped breakfast were recruited for two studies. Using a randomized crossover design, the first study examined the effect of having participants consume either (a) no breakfast, (b) a high carbohydrate breakfast (335. kcals), or (c) a high fiber breakfast (360 kcals) on three occasions and measured ad libitum intake at lunch. The second study again used a randomized crossover design but with a larger, normal carbohydrate breakfast consumed ad libtum. Intake averaged 624. kcals and subsequent food intake was measured throughout the day. Participants ate only foods served from the Cornell Human Metabolic Research Unit where all foods were weighed before and after consumption.In the first study, neither eating breakfast nor the kind of breakfast consumed had an effect on the amount consumed at lunch despite a reduction in hunger ratings. In the second study, intake at lunch as well as hunger ratings were significantly increased after skipping breakfast (by 144. kcal), leaving a net caloric deficit of 408. kcal by the end of the day. These data are consistent with published literature demonstrating that skipping a meal does not result in accurate energy compensation at subsequent meals and suggests that skipping breakfast may be an effective means to reduce daily energy intake in some adults.
KW - Control of energy intake
KW - Energetic compensation
KW - Obesity
KW - Skipping breakfast
KW - Weight control
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 23672851
AN - SCOPUS:84879431680
SN - 0031-9384
VL - 119
SP - 9
EP - 16
JO - Physiology and Behavior
JF - Physiology and Behavior
ER -