- “A study in the International Journal of Obesity determined that eating two eggs in the morning promotes weight loss. In the experiment, overweight subjects ate a 340-calorie breakfast of either two eggs or a single bagel 5 days a week for 8 weeks. Those who ate these inexpensive protein-packed wonders, the study found, lost 65 percent more weight than the bagel eaters, with no effect on their cholesterol or triglyceride levels.” The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet) (David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker). Paige 5