A new study has found that men and women have different metabolisms and therefore, eating different foods at breakfast time can help you get the necessary nutrition that benefits your health as well. It also helps in reducing weight. The study was published in the journal Computers in Biology and Medicine and was conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Researchers used mathematical models of metabolism to understand how a person’s gender affects their diet and dieting. For this, researchers considered ‘breakfast’ as the most important meal of the day.

“Lifestyle is a big factor in our overall health,” said Stephanie Abo, a PhD candidate in applied mathematics and corresponding author of the study. We lead busy lives, so it’s important to understand how small decisions like what to have for breakfast can affect our health and energy levels. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, maintain weight, or just keep up your energy, it’s important to understand the impact of your diet on your metabolism.

According to a report by News Atlas, six basic nutrients are essential for proper functioning of the body and maintaining overall health; Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids (fats), vitamins, minerals, and water.

For the study, the researchers used a gender-specific, whole-body mathematical model of metabolism that simulates the dynamics of key metabolites after various mixed meals. Their goal was to measure gender differences in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism at the whole body level and to propose mechanisms that underlie these differences.

“By building mathematical models based on the data we have, we can quickly test a lot of hypotheses and run experiments in those ways,” said Anita Layton, a professor of applied mathematics at Waterloo who co-led the study with Abo. Can change which would be impractical for humans.” Subject.”

The researchers calculated their model using data from experiments involving high and low carbohydrate and high and low fat diets to ensure that the model parameters were robust and reflected real physiological processes. They found that sex-related metabolic differences were more pronounced after short-term fasting.

After fasting for several hours, the men’s metabolisms, on average, responded better to a high-carb meal, such as a breakfast of oats or cereal. Women, on the other hand, were better off eating brekkie with a higher percentage of fat, such as an omelette or avocado.

The findings suggest that differences in how the liver and fat tissue store nutrients drive these differences in metabolism between the sexes. “Since women have, on average, more body fat than men, you would think they would burn less fat for energy, but that’s not the case,” Layton said. The results of the model showed that women stored more fat immediately after a meal, but also burned more fat during fasting.

The researchers highlight that their model has significant potential in accurately predicting real-world metabolic responses to mixed meals. This could help create personalized nutrition strategies, improve research on metabolic diseases, and aid drug development by simulating metabolic responses to new treatments.

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