Eating more carbs at dinner may help with weight loss and cholesterol levels

**Prince** · 04-09-2011, 04:58 PM

Eating more carbs at dinner may help with weight loss and cholesterol levels, a study finds
By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times

After six months the experimental group that ate more carbs at dinner saw more weight loss, body fat mass reduction and lower abdominal circumference than the control group.

Eating a low-calorie diet in which carbs have a heavier presence at dinner may offer a host of healthful benefits, a study finds.

Researchers randomly assigned 100 obese male and female Israeli police officers age 25 to 55 to one of two diets for six months: a standard low-calorie diet (this served as the control group), or a low-calorie diet that offered more carbs at dinner. Both diets contained about 1,300 to 1,500 calories per day.

Nutritional breakdowns were the same for both groups as well: 20% protein, 30% to 35% fat, and 45% to 50% carbohydrate. But those in the experimental diet ate more protein than carbs at breakfast and lunch and loaded up on carbs at dinner, while the control group scattered their carbs more evenly throughout the day.

After six months the experimental group that ate more carbs at dinner saw more weight loss, body fat mass reduction and lower abdominal circumference than the control group. The experimental group also had higher satiety levels during the day than did the control group. This, the authors wrote, may be due to the fact that the experimental group had a smaller decrease in leptin levels than did the control group.

Leptin is a hormone manufactured in the fat cells that tells the brain when the body is full. When leptin levels are very low the brain may sense that the body is starving and kick off feelings of hunger.

The carbs-at-dinner group also saw bigger improvements in glucose balance, insulin resistance, cholesterol levels and inflammation markers.

**hoyle21** · 04-09-2011, 05:11 PM

Weird how we get so much info and research that show we should do the exact opposite. One thing I know for sure, is I work out Saturday-Wednesday, it is just easier to work my legs on Saturday and then my chest on Sunday. Fewer people at the gym to get in my way. On Friday night I have my cheat meal. I eat a rather large piece of bread, salad with ranch, 16oz NY Strip, and garlic Mash potatoes.

After eating all that I would think I would be a bloated mess Saturday morning, but I actually look my best. The rest of the week, I eat by the book. 3 eggs, 3 egg whites for breakfast. Total of 6 more hard boiled eggs, 2 chicken breast, 2@ .5 cups of oatmeal, etc etc, really clean.

It blows my mind every Saturday morning.

**ROCK STEADY** · 04-09-2011, 06:04 PM

Interesting read..

**theCaptn'** · 04-09-2011, 06:08 PM

for fuck sake, so much opposing information!

**Nightowl** · 04-11-2011, 05:34 PM

I am shocked at this whole story, with regards to the research conducted...by which the carb intake was larger @ the dinnere time. My friends be them natural or on gear have all stated not to use a ton of carbs for those that are obese or need or want to lost weight.

This is a confusing study, as I will now bring this article to them and wait for some form of response.

Thank you Prince!

(gosh, that man again, The Captn' of my heart)

Well said, my man!

**WallsOfJericho** · 04-18-2011, 05:28 PM

interesting

**Kathybird** · 04-18-2011, 05:58 PM

This is what Built suggested I do since I'm hungry in the PM and that's when I exercise. Seems to be working.

**Built** · 04-18-2011, 06:45 PM

**returnofthdragon** · 04-18-2011, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by theCaptn'

for fuck sake, so much opposing information!

That's how everything in health and fitness is. The problem is that it only takes one study misinterpreted by a journalist to make half of the population belive something. Even if the research is set up and done correctly, Only takes 1 idiots misinterpretation to confuse everyone. I haven't seen this study but that is what happens too often.

**Built** · 04-18-2011, 07:00 PM

That's why I read the research myself. I can see right away if it was set up correctly.

**blergs.** · 04-18-2011, 08:10 PM

WTF?
i try to avoid tomuch carbs at night. stick to more fats and protien.

whom else agrees with this study?

**Merkaba** · 04-19-2011, 02:24 AM

To me this goes down the road I usually quote and sum up like this: " The human body doesn't care about what you find aesthetically pleasing, it reacts to stimuli, not what you want to look like "

**Built** · 04-19-2011, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by blergs.

WTF?
i try to avoid tomuch carbs at night. stick to more fats and protien.

whom else agrees with this study?

I used to do the same, but I now reserve the evening for carbs, if I have them at all.

**Merkaba** · 04-19-2011, 11:47 AM

I can go all day without eating or without eating a drop of carbs. But come about 10pm, I need about 30 grams or at least before bed. Probably an insulin thing, but this usually turns into 60 grams.

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