Skipping breakfast makes you eat more overall because your body waits until later to get enough protein, so you end up eating more food than you would have.

Scientific Claim

Delayed protein consumption due to breakfast skipping results in elevated total daily caloric intake due to prolonged appetite drive until protein satiety thresholds are achieved.

Original Statement

“By skipping breakfast, we are missing out and ultimately eating more because we're pushing that threshold back constantly.”

From video:Skipping Breakfast Everyday is Not Smart Anymore, and the Reason will Shock YoubyThomas DeLauer

Context Details

Domain

nutrition

Population

human

Subject

Delayed protein consumption due to breakfast skipping

Action

results in

Target

elevated total daily caloric intake due to prolonged appetite drive until protein satiety thresholds are achieved

Intervention Details

Type: diet

Duration: chronic

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

A pilot study assessing whether the consumption of a protein‐rich breakfast improves appetite control, eating behavior, and sleep quality compared to skipping breakfast in healthy young professionals

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

People who skipped breakfast ate more food later in the day than those who ate a protein-rich breakfast, because they felt hungrier for longer — showing that delaying protein can make you eat more overall.

Contradicting (1)

The effects of cultured dairy and non-dairy products added to breakfast cereals on blood glucose control, satiation, satiety, and short-term food intake in young women.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2020 Oct

This study found that eating breakfast (even with low protein) makes you eat less later than if you skip breakfast altogether — so skipping breakfast doesn’t make you eat more because protein is delayed.

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Young women who skipped breakfast ended up eating less overall in the next two hours than those who ate either yogurt or coconut cereal — which seems surprising, but the study found it.

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