A study is suggesting that when you eat eggs for breakfast, it is most likely that it will reduce your hunger for the rest of the day therefore, also reducing your calorie intake by as much as 18 percent a day.

The research, published in the journal Nutrition Research, tested 21 male subjects who ate two different sets of breakfasts. One groups focused on eating protein-rich breakfast that includes three scrambled eggs and one slice of white toast while the second group ate carbohydrate-based breakfasts consisting of one plain bagel, one half teaspoon of low-fat cream cheese and six ounces of low-fat yogurt. The two breakfasts contain the same levels of calories.

However, results show very different effects. The group who ate eggs for breakfast chugged in 112 fewer calories during a lunch buffet three hours after the breakfast while the group who ate bagels consumed 400 calories during the lunch.

Tests showed that ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates hunger when elevated, was significantly higher on those who ate bagels for breakfast.