Israeli scientists have concluded something that many chocaholics already knew – eating chocolate cake is the best way to start the day.
Research by Professor Daniela Jakubowicz of the Wolfson Medical Centre in Holon revealed that breakfasting on a meal high in carbohydrates and protein – but crucially with something sweet as well – helped keep people full throughout the day.
Prof Jakubowicz found that in a study of 193 clinically obese adults, those who enjoyed a balanced breakfast that included chocolate cake, as part of a wider calorie controlled diet, lost more weight than those who had a less calorific morning snack.
Those who chomped on 600 calories every morning lost an average of 33 lbs each after 16 weeks, whereas by the end of the study those who ate just 300 calories had actually put on weight.
