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Although some people are wary of eating the yolks, no need to worry. Women on a low calorie diet who ate eggs with a piece of toast each morning lost twice as many pounds as those who ate the same amount of calories minus the eggs. They contain a large amount of protein which helps keep you full longer throughout the day.
How Eating 2 Eggs A Day Can Help You Lose Weight
By FIONA MACRAE
Last updated at 15:34 03 May 2007
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| The key to losing weight could be as simple as having two eggs for breakfast |
Forget counting calories and cutting out carbs. The key to losing weight could be as simple as having two eggs for breakfast. Scientists have shown that those who start their day with poached, boiled or scrambled eggs can lose up to two-thirds more weight than others. So the old adverts which urged us to "Go to work on an egg" could have been right after all. The secret of the egg's success lies in its ability to make us feel full for longer than many other foods.
Researchers from Louisiana State University in the U.S. looked at the eating habits of a group of overweight and obese women. The women, who were following a low-fat diet, were asked to eat either two eggs a day for breakfast, or have a bagel. The two meals contained the same number of calories and weighed roughly the same amount. However, after eight weeks of breakfasting, the slimmers who had eaten eggs had lost the most weight. As well as shedding 65 per cent more pounds than the bagel eaters, they had lost almost twice as many inches from their waistline, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology's annual conference heard yesterday. The study, which was part-funded by the American Egg Board, also showed that those who had breakfasted on eggs felt as if they had more energy. Previous work by the same researchers showed that those who ate eggs for breakfast felt fuller for longer than those who had a bagel and cheese. As a result, they ate less during the rest of the day. It is not completely clear why eggs are so good at making us feel full but it is thought their high protein content could play a large part.
Researcher Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar, an obesity expert, said: "Despite equal energy content and weight, an egg breakfast had a greater satiating effect compared to a bagel breakfast, which translated into a lower energy intake at lunch. The resulting decrease in energy consumption lasted for at least 24 hours after the egg breakfast."
"These results have potentially significant implications. Eggs are an integral part of breakfast in numerous cultures and the satiating effect of eggs may be useful in reducing energy intake thereby promoting weight management."
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