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Study suggests that drinking milk in the morning helps to prevent lunchtime hunger

If you’re anything like me, you probably get hunger pangs every day around lunchtime. This can lead to you gorging down more food than you actually need. So you have to put in more hours on the treadmill, or cut back on dinner later. But there may be a better solution.

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition revealed that drinking fat-free milk in the morning will make you feel more full and help you to reduce your calorie intake at your next meal. On the other hand, drinking fruit drink in the morning didn’t have this benefit.

So just how effective was this calorie reduction due to drinking milk in the morning? A whopping 50 fewer calories, or about nine percent less food at lunch. Trust me, that’s no small amount. You’ve got to consider the long term.

Successful weight loss — losing weight and keeping it off — isn’t a quick fix. Just cutting out 50 calories a day can have a big impact in helping you reach your goal. Research shows that most Americans gain up to two pounds per year, which may come down to less than 100 calories per day. It’s easy to see why feeling full is essential.

According to the researchers, milk’s protein and lactose content, and the thickness of the drink all enhance satiety. Besides helping you to feel full, don’t forget that milk also contains conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which helps your body to burn calories more efficiently.

Just make sure that you stick to fat free milk (which is called skim milk in some places), or at the very least, one percent milk. You can have three servings each day, as recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. One more tip: It’s worth the extra cost to buy organic milk.

Reference:
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;90:70-75. Skim milk compared with a fruit drink acutely reduces appetite and energy intake in overweight men and women. Dove, ER, Hodgson JM, Puddey IB, Beilin LJ, Lee YP, Mori TA.

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