by Mathilda Trausch, online editorial team Published: December 5, 2024
Not only are eggs rich in protein and essential nutrients, but they can also contribute to weight loss – even outside of breakfast. Here you can read why the time at which you eat eggs can make a difference.
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If you want to lose weight, you can achieve your goal faster with a protein-rich diet. Protein stimulates the metabolism and, among other things, contributes to maintaining and building muscle.
One food is particularly suitable as a source of protein: eggs. However, the breakfast egg is not the best choice for those trying to lose weight. You can find out why this is the case and the best time of day to eat eggs here.
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Eggs for breakfast? Not a good idea
Most of us are familiar with eggs in all breakfast variations. Whether as a hard-boiled egg, omelette, scrambled egg or poached egg – most people put this food on their table in the morning. Eggs can have even more positive effects at a different time of day.
You should eat eggs at this time if you want to lose weight
According to one American study You should eat eggs especially in the evening to lose weight. On the one hand, animal proteins are generally easier to digest than plant proteins and should therefore be eaten more in the evening to ensure a good night’s sleep.
On the other hand, the body needs a lot of energy to break down the protein, especially when sleeping. This stimulates fat burning and you shed the pounds as if by themselves.
Also help Eggs for better sleep. The large amount of protein in eggs ensures that blood sugar levels do not fluctuate. This leads to deeper and more peaceful sleep.
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Can you eat too many eggs?
Eggs have long had an undeservedly bad reputation. The misconception that eggs alone raise cholesterol levels still persists. They could Researchers but have since been refuted.
Cholesterol levels are increased because eggs are often combined with unhealthy foods – and these foods in turn increase cholesterol levels.
If you’re healthy, you can safely eat up to six eggs a week. For example, if you prepare an omelet made from around three eggs twice a week in the evening, you don’t have to worry about your health.
If you want to switch from breakfast eggs to “evening eggs”, you have many options for preparing them, for example an omelet with fresh vegetables. Frittatas are also a good option for making eggs for dinner.
But eggs are also suitable as a pure snack and are a suitable replacement for carbohydrate-rich snacks such as bread or sweets.
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Pesta, Dominik H and Samuel Varman T (2014): A high-protein diet for reducing body fat: mechanisms and possible caveats, accessed on December 5th, 2024: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles /PMC4258944/
Fernandez, Maria Luz (2006): Dietary cholesterol provided by eggs and plasma lipoproteins in healthy populations, accessed on December 5th, 2024: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16340654/
Jing, Zhou et al. (2016): Higher-protein diets improve indexes of sleep in energy-restricted overweight and obese adults: results from 2 randomized controlled trials, accessed on December 5, 2024: https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165( 22)06562-5/full text
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