hour later.
Protein is particularly helpful for promoting fullness, and eggs provide a convenient source of it.
Research has found that egg-based breakfasts may increase feelings of fullness compared with some carbohydrate-heavy breakfasts.
In one randomized crossover study involving overweight and obese adults, participants ate either eggs and toast or a cereal-based breakfast containing a similar number of calories. After the egg breakfast, participants reported less hunger and consumed less energy at lunch four hours later.
An earlier controlled study comparing an egg breakfast with a bagel breakfast also found greater short-term satiety after the egg meal.
That does not mean eggs have a magical ability to suppress appetite.
The entire breakfast matters.
Eating two eggs alongside vegetables and whole-grain toast is very different from eating eggs with a large serving of fried potatoes, processed sausage, and buttery biscuits.
Still, replacing a breakfast dominated by refined carbohydrates with one containing
