Study title and authors:
Egg breakfast enhances weight loss
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Nikhil Vinod Dhurandhar1, Jillon S Vander Wal2, Natalie Currier1, Pramod Khosla3 and Alok K Gupta1
1 Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808, 2 Saint Louis University, 3511 Laclede Avenue, Rm 228, Saint Louis, MO, 63103,
3 Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Science Hall, Detroit, MI, 48202
This study can be accessed at: http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/21/5/A326-d
In this study subjects were divided into groups eating either a breakfast of 2 eggs or a breakfast equal in kcal and weight but containing bagels.
The study found that eating eggs for breakfast resulted in greater weight loss and better energy levels than eating bagels even though the number of calories was the same.
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Recipe of the day
Omelet
Ingredients:
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1 cup of chopped fresh spinach
4 chopped green onions1 clove of fresh chopped garlic
1/2 cup of portabella mushrooms
3 eggs
1/4 cup butter
pepper, cayenne pepper to taste
Instructions:
Saute chopped vegetables in butter. Beat eggs and seasonings in bowl. Pour eggs over sauteed vegetables and cook until firm. Flip omelet and cook other side until firm. Garnish with fresh tomato slices and serve.
Omelet |