11 Foods That Will Leave You Hungrier
9. Monosodium glutamate or MSG. MSG is one of the common flavor-enhancing additives popularly used in Chinese cuisines as well as in many other food products such as processed meats, beer, canned vegetables, soups and even ice creams.
One of the studies conducted by Spanish researchers found that this chemical causes an increase in hunger by up to 40 percent. Furthermore, according to the study published in the journal Obesity, individuals who eat MSG frequently are likely to be three times more overweight than people who don’t consume MSG.
According to Dacotiis, the amounts of hunger hormone, leptin, are reduced because of the harsh effects of MSG on the hypothalamus. She further states that damaging effects of MSG will keep on piling up over time. So, the more you eat MSG, the more you will feel hungry.
10. Kids’ cereals. The morning starters for children that are prepared from white flour and loaded with table sugar may increase insulin and blood-sugar levels. Dacotiis has found that consuming such a high-carbohydrate food in the morning when cortisol levels are at their highest is a major blow to body’s metabolism.
Your body is naturally designed in a way to secrete large amounts of cortisol in the night and morning in order to prepare you for the stresses that come during the day. Dacotiis says that the large amounts of cortisol reduce your body’s ability to metabolize the consumed sugars. Thus, in spite of the fact that your blood sugar becomes high, it does not reach the tissues where it is required; thus, making you lethargic and hungry.
Better cereals are a healthier way to start your day. Be sure to choose the ones that are prepared from bran or whole-grain cereals and contain at least five grams of fiber and at most five grams of sugar per serving.
11. Artificial sweeteners. Aspartame, saccharine and sucralose are a few of the artificial sweeteners that are commonly found in your coffee or diet soda.
Dacotiis says that such artificial sweeteners trigger your brain cells to believe that you are taking a sweet serving composed of calories, but then let them down. This in turn makes you hungrier and you crave more sweet foods throughout the day in order to compensate for the letdown.
She further says that frequent consumption of artificial sweeteners negatively affects the hunger-managing centers of the brain. It is also important to note that artificial sweeteners cause increases in insulin level similar to real, calorie-packed sugar food products.
Don Colbert, M.D. has been board certified in Family Practice for over 25 years and practices Anti aging and Integrative medicine. He is a New York Times best-selling author of books such as The Bible Cure Series, What Would Jesus Eat, Deadly Emotions, What You Don’t Know May be Killing You, and many more with over 10 million books sold. He is the Medical Director of the Divine Health Wellness Center in Orlando, Florida where he has treated over 50,000 patients. He is also a internationally known expert and prolific speaker on Integrative Medicine.
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