74 JUNE 2017
Eating “breakfast like a king”
is the most hallowed of nutritional
edicts. And it’s sound advice if –
like the monarchs of yore – you
have helpers on hand to prepare
your meals and a leisurely morning
schedule. But for those of us with
hour-long commutes, 8am staff
meetings and a less regally
appointed larder, it’s impractical.
Yet thanks to researchers from the
University of Munich, the common
man needn’t be condemned to
a life of burgeoning waistlines.
Their two-week study of obese
and healthy volunteers found that
a lighter breakfast was associated
with a leaner daily food intake and
lower overall bodyweight, with thescientists advocating cutting
calories in the morning as a smart
fat-loss strategy. It seems those
who enjoy their first meal in the
manner of a rotund royal continue
in that vein for the rest of the day.
So, should a hectic morning
routine make a cooked breakfast
impractical, don’t feel bad about
settling for a post-gym shake or
pauperian bowl of oats at your desk.
Instead, save your appetite for a
hearty dinner. Insulin sensitivity is
lower in the evening, so if you fill up
on carbs after a big evening
workout, more of what you eat will
be stored as muscle instead of fat.
Consider this your royal pardon for
a proper supper.02
WORDSSCARLETT WRENCHNUMBER OF THE MONTH
WEEKS TO
BURN 1KG
OF FAT
WITH A
BIGGER
DINNER
74 JUNE 2017