A new study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), published online March 30 in the International Journal of Obesity, examining the effect of types of food and specific timing of intake on metabolic syndrome, has revealed the very first meal determines how we respond to other meals later in the day. Metabolic syndrome relates to risk factors linked to cardiovascular disease like abdominal obesity, high triglycerides and insulin resistance. Although the study involved looking into metabolic profiles of mice, the implications might hold relevance for humans as well. According to the findings, for example, when the animals were fed carbohydrates upon waking, they appeared to be able to metabolize carbohydrates most efficiently even though other food types were served to them later in the day. Researchers associated with the study believe that in order for humans to be able to respond to mixed meals across a day, it's important to eat a meal with higher fat content in the morning.
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