New Research Says Eat Eggs and Lose Weight

New research shows that the perfect way to kick start your new diet regime is with eggs.

US researchers have found that eating eggs at breakfast time is a great slimming aid - two studies have shown that eggs can both help cut calorie intake by up to 415 calories per day, and increase weight loss.

Research published in the December 05 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition[1] followed overweight and obese women to see whether what they ate for breakfast had a bearing on the amount of calories they ate for the rest of the day. The researchers, from the Wayne State University, Detroit, found that when the women were given either an egg or bagel-based-breakfast, of equal calories, the women eating the eggs felt fuller and had less desire to eat other foods within the following 24 hours.

And in a second study, published in 2007[2], a research team from the Louisiana State University found that by giving two eggs a day for breakfast, overweight and obese women lost more weight than women eating a similar breakfast without eggs.

The women in the study were asked to follow a low calorie diet while eating either a bagel or egg-based breakfast – each breakfast contained equal calories.  The researchers believe that it is testament to the satiating quality of eggs that led the egg-eating women to lose 65% more weight than the bagel group. Not only did they lose more weight, but the egg group felt more energetic, too.

Most nutritionists advise that the best diet is to eat plenty of natural, fresh foods. Eggs are a healthy, natural food packed with protein and essential vitamins and minerals and contain just 80 calories each. Recent research from University College London found that eating more protein, including foods like eggs, reduces hunger and food intake - great news for those on a diet. For a little inspiration try out the delicious two-egg recipes below.

Always choose eggs bearing the Lion mark, which guarantees that the eggs are produced to the highest standards of food safety. All Lion Quality eggs come from British hens and are date stamped for freshness.  

For further information contact the British Egg Information Service on 020 7808 9790.

For recipe ideas visit www.eggrecipes.co.uk