Can we eat less and still be satisfied?
March 21st 2007 05:56
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that's fit brings us an account of brain waves being used to satisfy hunger.
Here is her account of research into this area.
Posted: Mar 20th 2007 by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, General Health, Healthy Habits, Diet and Weight Loss
Can we eat less and still be satisfied? As someone who loves to eat, I mean life-revolves-around-food eat, my initial response to that question is a big and hearty NO!
However, rat studies would disagree with me. Those nibbly little rodents (who surely don't know the value of a good meal) had their appetites satisfied, according to brain waves, at the first bites of food, not when their stomachs were full.
What does this mean for humans? Researchers aren't sure yet. But this human would have to have a labotomy to stop eating after a few bites. Now mind you, I eat extremely healthy, but I love food, the taste, the social aspect of a good meal and a glass of wine and the cooking part stimulates the creative side of me.
But can I use this information for good instead of resentment? Jorge Cruise says that small meals every three hours is a great way to diet. That seems to reflect on this study in some ways, that we do need less to be satisfied, and maybe there will be more ultimate satisfaction from eating more often. I do eat often, or I did before motherhood gradually lessened my eating opportunities. Maybe I should work on that . . .
An interesting issue to ponder. What do you think?
Well, what do you think about Debra's article.
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