Long‐Term Weight Loss and Breakfast in Subjects in the National Weight Control Registry

• DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.13
• Publication Date: 2008-04-16T11:56:49Z
• Authors: Holly R. Wyatt; Gary K. Grunwald; Cecilia L. Mosca; Mary L. Klem; Rena R. Wing; James O. Hill
• Keywords: Adult; Male; 0301 basic medicine; Middle Aged; Diet; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; Food; Fruit; Surveys and Questionnaires; Weight Loss; Humans; Female; Registries; Edible Grain; Energy Intake; Exercise; Aged

AbstractObjective: To examine breakfast consumption in subjects maintaining a weight loss in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR).Research Methods and Procedures: A cross‐sectional study in which 2959 subjects in the NWCR completed demographic and weight history questionnaires as well as questions about their current breakfast consumption. All subjects had maintained a weight loss of at least 13.6 kg (30 lb) for at least 1 year; on average these subjects had lost 32 kg and kept it off for 6 years.Results: A large proportion of NWCR subjects (2313 or 78%) reported regularly eating breakfast every day of the week. Only 114 subjects (4%) reported never eating breakfast. There was no difference in reported energy intake between breakfast eaters and non‐eaters, but breakfast eaters reported slightly more physical activity than non‐breakfast eaters (p = 0.05).Discussion: Eating breakfast is a characteristic common to successful weight loss maintainers and may be a factor in their success.