A study by conducted by Professor Henry at Oxford Brookes University has suggested that providing children with a low GI breakfast will keep them fuller for longer and cut their calorie intake by around 61 kcal per day – at total reduction of over 1800 over a month. The study was conducted using two groups of children in the UK and this was the first time that children have been used in a research programme examining the effects of consuming foods which are low on the glycemic index. The study took place over a 10 week period with 38 children participating between the ages of 8 and 11. The group was randomly split into two, with one group being fed a low GI breakfast on two non-consecutive weekdays for 10 weeks and the other group being fed a high GI breakfast on two non-consecutive weekdays. The groups were then swapped over for a further 10 week period. An interesting result from the study showed that the children on the low GI diet also ate less on the days when they chose their own breakfasts.
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