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Calorie Cycling: Should You Change the Number of Calories You Consume on a Daily Basis?

If you’re trying to lose weight, you need to create an energy deficit. One way to do that is to reduce the number of calories you take in each day or increase the number you burn off. Unfortunately, lowering your calorie intake consistently usually leads to a weight loss plateau. In response to this, some people turn to calorie cycling. What is calorie cycling and can it help you lose weight?

February 9, 2014

7 Ways Not to Feel Hungry When You’re Losing Weight

Feeling hungry isn’t a prerequisite for losing weight. In fact, if you feel hungry most of the time you’re doing something wrong. In this article, you’ll discover seven ways to not feel hungry when you’re trying to lose weight.

January 26, 2014

What Causes Emotional Eating and How to Stop It

Are you an emotional eater? Many people are, and some aren’t even aware that they’re doing it. This article discusses the cause of emotional eating, signs of emotional eating and a strategy for dealing with it.

September 22, 2013

Does Skipping Meals Cause You to Make Unhealthy Food Choices?

Read what a new study shows about skipping meals and how it impacts your food choices, and, potentially, your weight.

May 12, 2013

What Is Hunger and How Can You Control It?

Feel like you’re always hungry? Hunger is a powerful motivating force that can make life difficult when you’re trying to lose weight. This article discusses the what causes hunger and gives tips for how to control it.

February 3, 2013

Can Resistant Starch Help You Lose Weight?

Can resistant starch help you lose weight? That’s what some preliminary research suggests. What is resistant starch, where do you find it and can it help you shed body fat? Find out more

January 27, 2013

Does how much you think you've eaten affects satiety ?

Does How Much You Think You’ve Eaten Affect Satiety?

A new study shows your brain and higher brain function, especially a part of the brain called the hippocampus, play an important role in controlling satiety and appetite. As it turns out, it may be important how much you think you ate rather than how you ate when it comes to getting full. Find out more about this study and some tips for controlling the amount you eat at a meal.

December 16, 2012

Can Eating a Nutrient Rich Diet Reduce Hunger?

Can a nutrient-rich diet help keep hunger under control? Find out what research shows about nutrient-density and the role it plays in controlling appetite. You’ll also find out how to choose foods that fight hunger.

November 25, 2012

Understanding and Overcoming Sugar Cravings

Though sugar cravings are nearly universal, we often fear and demonize these feelings while blaming ourselves for a supposed lack of self-discipline. Restriction of problem foods leads to feelings of deprivation, causing binging and remorse in an unhealthy cycle of see-saw dieting. Health experts offer a gentler and more holistic point of view on our unending hunger, citing cravings as a great starting point for understanding what our bodies’ true needs are.

July 8, 2012

Leptin: How This Appetite Hormone Affects Your Appetite and Your Weight

Have you ever wondered what controls your desire to eat? Leptin is a hormone that controls appetite and metabolic rate. Find out how this hormone affects your weight – and your appetite.

April 29, 2012

Hunger Versus Appetite: What’s the Difference and How Can It Affect Your Ability to Control Your Weight?

Appetite versus hunger – what’s the difference? Distinguishing between the two is more important than you think. Many people confuse appetite with hunger, which causes them to snack too frequently, make the wrong food choices and take in too many calories. Find out how to distinguish true hunger cues from emotional eating triggers.

March 25, 2012

5 Appetite Hormones That Control How Much You Eat

Have you ever wondered what it is that motivates you to eat? Here are five appetite hormones that play a major role in how much you eat or don’t eat it.

August 28, 2011

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