I think we have a bit of a debate going on here if it's really the breakfast that causes weight loss, or is it just that "healthy" people would eat breakfast anyway.

Personally, I don't believe the whole 4-6 meals a day increases your metabolism.

I think that eating breakfast curbs your hunger for a good part of the day, and makes you less likely to overeat later in the day.

My 2cents.

-Sean

http://www.insiderdietsecrets.com

That's what a lot of people think - but it's actually the complete opposite though. The body tries to store up on fat if it knows it won't get energy, so it burns off muscles in the meantime. That's why people actually wind up gaining weight when they diet...

This is often passed off as something of an obvious thing, but it is like that old thing with correlation of ice-cream eating and rape; just because somethings share a pattern does not mean that they are in a causal relationship.

The study only shows a positive correlation between 2 traits. The suggestion of anything further is not borne out by what is reported in the article. Who funded the study, Kellogg's, Post, or Geberal Mills?

I always thought that the most easily accessible fuel source (fat) would be the first to be burned off? Like in starvation a person burns off fat first and then muscle as a last resort to produce energy for the heart and brain to use.

You eat many small meals a day - your metabolism is working faster all the time, burning off excess fat

You eat one or two big meals a day - your metabolism gets slower and your body burns off your muscles first to compensate for the lack of energy. Then after the majority of your muscle mass is gone - your body starts taking from the fat as a last resort.