This is the breakfast that helps you control hunger and lose weight, according to a scientific study by Nutrients

Two of the most important aspects of how we take care of ourselves are physical exercise and feeding. Regarding the latter, each person must adapt to their specific needs and characteristics, but there are some specific guidelines common to almost everyone.

Among them we find habits that should be avoided If we want to be healthy, such as reducing the consumption of sugary foods or drinks, as well as not drinking too much salt, avoiding unhealthy fats, alcohol or staying well hydrated by drinking enough water.

If we focus on the different meals of the day, these can also be adapted to our daily lives, since what we eat in the morning, afternoon or night is usually focused on the physical and mental wear and tear that we are going to have. In the case of breakfastfor a large number of people it is the food that will give them energy throughout the morning and part of the entire day.

Looking for a healthy breakfast

For this reason, it is usually advisable to leave behind the typical processed foods that are sold as indicated for breakfast, such as cookies, pastries or industrial cereals, for example. Instead, the idea of ​​having a complete breakfast that includes almost all types of nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates or healthy fats.

The doctor and specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition Antelm Pujol, has shared on his ‘X’ account a thread in which he explains a study on what to have for breakfast, focusing this topic on the comparison between eat oatmeal or eggstwo foods that are usually recommended in a healthy diet in the morning. The study belongs to ‘Nutrients’ and is titled ‘Consuming two eggs a day, compared to an oatmeal-based breakfast, decreases plasma ghrelin while reducing the LDL/HDL ratio’.

As can be read in said publication, the study compared the impact of breakfast in two groups of people in which each one ate either boiled eggs or cooked oatmeal, respectively, with quantities that implied approximately the same calories. These were the findings: «Reduction of ghrelin (hunger hormone)“The group that consumed eggs showed a significant reduction in ghrelin levels, which could promote a greater feeling of satiety and help control appetite.” It was also observed that both breakfasts are safe from a cardiovascular perspective.

Thus, with these results, have boiled eggs for breakfast Instead of cooked oats, it would be a very interesting option if we seek to control hunger and, consequently, lose weight or lose weight, since with less appetite we will eat less food and we will have fewer cravings for foods that do not provide us with good nutrients.

Ending the doctor’s thread, the following conclusion is given: «A high protein breakfast (with eggs) may be more effective in controlling satiety, without compromising the lipid profile compared to a carbohydrate-based breakfast (oatmeal).”