This is the headline in the following article from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7681458.stm
It gets said that it takes around 20 minutes for the brain to realise that the stomach is full. So if you wolf down your grub, your brain doesn’t tell you to stop until around 20 minutes after you’ve reached your max.
Eventually you’ll associate that volume of food as normal because the body is amazing at adapting. Your muscles grow if subjected to progressively heavier weights, your heart and lungs become more efficient if you increase you’re cardio duration and speed.
And your gut expands to accommodate progressively larger amounts of food.
We are a wonderful piece of engineering. However we have limits.
As stated in the article, chewing everything 20 times before swallowing could help. What it doesn’t say is that chewing is the first stage in digestion. Cutting and crushing the food as well as absorbing several key nutrients there and then. A properly chewed morsel of food is then more easily and more completely digested by the gut. Good news for your health.
Another thing is something I borrowed from the Okinawan Diet. The Okinawans reputedly have one of the longest lifespans of any populace, often reaching 100 years. Apart from what they eat, it’s how they eat it that matters.
They recommend only eating until you feel around 80% full.
This one simple tactic could make a huge difference to your waistline and over all health.
If it takes 20 mins for the brain to realise that your full, then you probably are already there when it only thinks your 80% full.
Simplicity itself.
Eat more slowly
Chew longer
Stop sooner
Plus:
Cut out sugar
Reduce carb intake
Eat more protein
Eat more, lots more veg
Cut out processed food and anything that has unpronounceable ingredients
Eating and avoiding the obesity trap isn’t really difficult. Just engage in some common sense.
Oh, and exercise. Intelligently.
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