High-Protein Breakfast Reduces Food Cravings, Increases Dopamine.

eating a high-protein breakfast can be an effective tool for reducing food cravings, boosting dopamine, which may assist efforts to control weight. The study’s author, Heather Leidy, said having a high-protein breakfast led to a 34-fold reduction in cravings for high fat foods and a 15-fold increase in dopamine. The Journal adds that the study was conducted with 16 obese female volunteers who were about 19 years old and regular breakfast-skippers. http://online.wsj.com/articles/eat-breakfast-and-remember-the-protein-scientists-say-1414764968