Energy balance
In obese adults, consuming a daily breakfast (≥700 kcal before 11:00) increases morning physical activity thermogenesis compared to extended morning fasting, without causing compensatory increases in total daily energy intake.
If you are obese, eating a substantial breakfast (around 700 calories) before 11 AM may help you move more in the morning without making you eat more food later in the day. This increased morning activity does not necessarily lead to weight loss on its own, but it changes how you spend energy. Skipping breakfast does not guarantee lower total calorie intake for this population.
Breakfast resulted in greater physical activity thermogenesis during the morning than when fasting during that period (difference: 188 kcal/d; 95% CI: 40, 335) but without any consistent effect on 24-h physical activity thermogenesis... Energy intake was not significantly greater with breakfast than fasting
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with repeated measures in a specific population (obese adults), though sample size is small (n=23).
Source
The causal role of breakfast in energy balance and health: a randomized controlled trial in obese adults
Enhad A. Chowdhury et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2016
DOI 10.3945/ajcn.115.122044
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