Satiety / energy balance

Introduction Eggs have long been acknowledged as a healthy food, but studies now point towards benefits for weight management, most recently from a trial presented at this year’s European Congress of Obesity. But, what makes eggs useful for controlling weight, and is the evidence...

The aim of the present work was to investigate the effects of eggs consumed for lunch on satiety, satiation and subsequent energy intake at the next meal. Thirty-one healthy male and female subjects participated in a randomized, three-way, crossover study. Following consumption of a...

We hypothesized that consuming eggs for breakfast would significantly lower postprandial satiety and energy intake throughout the day. Using a crossover design, 21 men, 20 to 70 years old, consumed 2 isoenergetic test breakfasts, in a random order separated by 1 week. The macronutrient...

This randomized trial, a follow-up to a preliminary study documenting the satiety potential of eggs, examined the effect of egg breakfast on weight loss. Otherwise healthy overweight or obese subjects (n = 160) were assigned to Egg(E), Egg-Diet (ED), Bagel (B), or Bagel-Diet (BD) groups...

Obesity, with its comorbidities such as metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases, is a major public health concern. To address this problem, it is imperative to identify treatment interventions that target a variety of short- and long-term mechanisms. Although any dietary or...