Eligibility was determined through the following inclusion criteria: 1) age range of 13 — 20 y; 2) overweight to obese (BMI: 25 — 34.9 kg / m2); 3) no metabolic or neurological diseases or other health complications; 4) no clinical diagnosis of an eating disorder; 5) not
currently or previously
on a
weight loss or other special
diet in the past 6 months; 6) documented regular menstrual cycles between 21 — 36 days in duration for the past 6 months; and 7) infrequent breakfast consumer (i.e., ≤ 2 breakfast occasions / wk).