Postprandial metabolism and appetite do not differ between lean adults that eat breakfast or morning fast for 6 weeks-dataset

We present data collected as part of a randomised controlled trial to establish if daily breakfast consumption or fasting until noon modifies the acute metabolic and appetitive responses to a fixed breakfast and ad libitum lunch. The dataset contains measurements of participants' food intake, appetite regulatory hormones and metabolic responses throughout a laboratory testing day before and after a sustained period of either daily breakfast consumption or morning fasting.Data collection methods are outlined in the manuscript and protocol paper (Betts et al, 2011, Trials) with additional information relating to the dataset included in the readme file. Using a parallel group design, 31 healthy lean men and women (22-56y) were randomly assigned to 6-wk of consuming ≥700 kcal of self-selected items before 1100 or remaining fasted (0 kcal) until 1200 daily. Following 48h of diet and physical activity standardization, we examined metabolic and appetite responses to a standardized breakfast and ad libitum lunch before and after the intervention.Data was analyzed using 3 and 2-way ANCOVA