Breakfast Consumption Augments Appetite, Eating Behavior, and Exploratory Markers of Sleep Quality Compared with Skipping Breakfast in Healthy Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Observational studies show associations between breakfast skipping, reduced satiety, and poor sleep quality; however, intervention studies are lacking.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of consuming breakfast compared with breakfast skipping on appetitive, hormonal, and neural markers of appetite and satiety; ad libitum food intake; and exploratory measures of sleep health in young adults.

Methods

Thirteen adults [aged 23.5 ± 0.9 y (mean ± SEMs); body mass index (kg/m²): 23.6 ± 0.6] completed the following randomized crossover-design study. Participants consumed a high-protein breakfast ("Breakfast"; 340 kcal, 30 g protein, 36 g carbohydrate, 9 g fat) or skipped breakfast ("Skip") for 7 d/treatment. On day 7, an 8-h c

SUBMITTER: Gwin JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215927 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature