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High-fibre breakfast enhances fat burning during exercise

User Image tsaunders | July 8, 2010
Image by thebittenword.com Last year I posted results from a study which suggest that having a breakfast high in fibre may be more satiating for a smaller number of calories, and thus may be one important way to help manage hunger and thus caloric intake. Today I came across another new study which suggests that a breakfast high in fibre and with a low glycemic index (the degree to which an ingested food causes a spike in blood glucose levels) may enhance fat oxidation during a subsequent bout of exercise. In this small study published in the Journal of Nutrition, 8 young and sedentary…