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Obesity & BreakfastAnd what about the link between skipping breakfast and weight loss? "You have not broken the fast soon enough to only need a moderate amount of calories," says Gail Frank, a professor of nutrition at California State University at Long Beach and a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "You are starving. How does the normal person respond? They eat, and they keep eating to compensate." As for the obesity study's rebuttal of the time-honored belief in the fattening properties of late-night meals, Ma says more research is needed to confirm that finding. But it makes sense, Frank says, and counteracts the "myth" about the hazards of midnight snacks. The body continues digesting through the night, she says, even when people are asleep and not active. "The body doesn't know when the lights go off," she says. ----------------------------------------------------------- For previous page, click Obesity & Eating Habits Short Articles About Obesity and Overweight
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