Do the calories you consume earlier in the day cause you to put on less weight than those you consume later on? Researchers from Boston and Spain gave 420 overweight Spaniards a Mediterranean-style eating plan — based on fresh produce, legumes, fish, and whole grains — to help them lose weight. After 20 weeks, they found that those who ate their biggest meal earlier in the day, which was lunch before 3 p.m., lost about 25 percent more weight than those who ate it later, according to the study in the International Journal of Obesity last week.
While the amount of calories consumed and burned throughout the day didn’t differ significantly among the early and late eaters, the early eaters lost 22 pounds compared with 16.5 pounds for the late eaters.
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Here we go again. Enjoy food in moderation. Stay active. You will be fine.
In the past 12 months I've lost 85 lbs. I eat breakfast alone at 5:00 am, lunch around noon and dinner with my wife around 8:00pm. Cut down on the amount of food in a 24 hour period and increase your activity. You will lose weight. There is no timing trick or magic food. It's common sense.
How can a professional writer and a professional editor go to print with an article that contains the phrase "amount of calories?" It is number of calories, according to the rule that this non-professional-writer learned around 5th grade.