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You should pick oatmeal over the frosted flakes. Deciding what to get for breakfast at the supermarket can be a daunting task since cereal companies have used flashy marketing to draw your eyes away from the more traditional options. But new research indicates oatmeal should probably be your breakfast staple. “Scientists randomly assigned 36 people to each receive three different breakfasts: quick-cook oatmeal, sugared corn flakes or 1.5 cups of water. They asked participants to rate their hunger and fullness before and after the breakfast and periodically until a lunch test meal 3 hours later.” The researchers then measured how much the participants ate at lunch and checked on their blood hormones to see how their body responded to the food. “The results showed higher ratings of fullness, lower ratings of hunger, and 31% fewer calories consumed at lunch after eating oatmeal compared to sugared corn flakes or water. Overweight subjects, in particular, felt more full and ate 50% fewer calories at lunch after eating oatmeal.” The authors think the effect is a result of the way the body digests oatmeal. Compared to frosted flakes, oatmeal is released into the intestines for digestion more slowly than frosted flakes. That means you feel full longer and feel less of a need to gorge at lunch.
