Eating an egg in the morning helps regulate appetite during the day - more than cereals, according to a new study.
It turns out that people who eat eggs for breakfast show fewer signs of hunger than those who eat cereals.
According to scientists, egg proteins are more effective in maintaining the feeling of satiety than those contained in wheat.
People who want to lose weight should pay attention to the type of protein ingested through food, and not so much to the amount consumed, experts advise. However, they note that more research is needed on this weight loss strategy.
A medium-sized egg contains about 70 calories, 6 g of protein, 5 g of fat and 186 mg of cholesterol.
The study shows that a diet with a higher quality of protein favors the control of appetite, enhances the feeling of satiety, which leads to stricter adherence to a diet for weight loss and achieve successful results, experts from the Biomedical Research Center Penning in Baton Rouge , Louisiana.
Researchers followed 20 people who were overweight or obese. For a week, the volunteers' breakfast includes eggs or cereals, and the lunch buffet.
Compared to consuming cereals, eating eggs in the morning has better control over their appetite and does not overeat at the next main meal, the results show. This group of participants also had lower levels of the appetite stimulating hormone ghrelin and higher levels of the hormone PYY3-36, which signals satiety.