Have you ever wonder that even you had enough food, you
still crave for more and doesn’t feel you are already full? This problem may
lead to weight gain so better try to observe if you are guilty of the following
reasons:
Taking too much softdrinks
or canned foods.
Most softdrinks and sweetened
beverages are high in fructose. Fructose cheats our body that we are not yet
full by blocking our body’s ability to use leptin (a “sanitation hormone”
that dictates our mind that we had already enough food). This results you to
crave more food.
On the other hand, canned foods are high in bisphenol-A
(BPA) and based on recent studies, it also causes an abnormal flows of leptin that
leads to food cravings too.
Too small breakfast
– We know that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. Eating
a 500 calorie meal is better than with those 300 calories as per studies.
Reason? Having heavy breakfast will rise only a small amount of blood sugar and
insulin the entire day which in turn will lessen the sudden food cravings.
Avoiding Greens
– Leafy vegetables are high in nutrients particularly in folate which are
essential in protecting against depression, fatigue and weight gain. Also,
another insulin-regulating nutrient, Vitamin K, can be found in green leafy
veggies that reduces food cravings.
Not a tea drinker
– Studies show that taking at least a cup of black tea after high-carb foods
helps in reducing blood-sugar by 10% for 2.5 hours after meal making you stayed
full and less food cravings. This is due to polyphenolic conpunds found in
black tea. (I hope that any tea has this compound).
Letting yourself
dehydrated. – Dehydration used to imitate hunger. After
eating and still feeling hungry, try to drink a glass of water first before
eating again and observe if you still have desire for food.
Diverting your self
to another meal. – Sometimes, if you are hungry, any
food will have a great appeal to you. However, if you are not, these food even
your favourite will not tempt you to have a taste of it but don’t try to divert
your attention to other meal. Try to get some visual distractions instead.
Source: Men’s Health