Anyone trying to lose weight will tell you how difficult it is. In a way, it's hard to blame people who cannot lose weight. The reason losing weight is difficult is because over the hundreds of thousands of years that we as humans have evolved our brains tell us to eat high calories food. This is because your brain still thinks we live in a cave where food is scarce. In our modern world however, the opposite is true. We live in a world of cheap, high calorie food, and our bodies have evolved to tell us to eat it!
In the late 90's scientists discovered a hormone that makes us feel hungry. It's called "ghrelin".
The hormone is released by the cells in the walls of our stomach, it then travels to the brain in our bloodstream, and upon reaching the brain it is detected, and our brain tells us that we need to eat.
The important thing with this cell though is that it is only released when the walls of our stomach are not stretched... i.e. when our stomachs are empty. If you are full (stomach wall stretched) then the hormone is not released.
Ok, so far so good - a stretched stomach means we won't feel hungry because it's full. Makes sense!
Let's now look at a situation people find themselves in every day - lunchtime. You sit down and eat a ham sandwich and have a drink of water. This will keep you from feeling hungry for at least a hour or two.
However, if you blend the water with the food - i.e. make soup - you will feel fuller for longer! Why? You've not eaten or drunk any less.
The reason for this strange phenomenon is because of the way that your stomach handles water and food. When you drink water, this is passed through the stomach quite quickly, so it won't fill you up very long. However, food is held back for longer so it can be digested. But, if you mix the water with the food the whole lot is held back - meaning a stretched stomach for longer, meaning no ghrelin is produced and therefore you feel full for longer!
This is a really good, effective and simple way to help reduce your calorie intack. By eating soup your body is fooled into thinking it has consumed more than it has and therefore you won't feel hungry.
In the late 90's scientists discovered a hormone that makes us feel hungry. It's called "ghrelin".
The hormone is released by the cells in the walls of our stomach, it then travels to the brain in our bloodstream, and upon reaching the brain it is detected, and our brain tells us that we need to eat.
The important thing with this cell though is that it is only released when the walls of our stomach are not stretched... i.e. when our stomachs are empty. If you are full (stomach wall stretched) then the hormone is not released.
Ok, so far so good - a stretched stomach means we won't feel hungry because it's full. Makes sense!
Let's now look at a situation people find themselves in every day - lunchtime. You sit down and eat a ham sandwich and have a drink of water. This will keep you from feeling hungry for at least a hour or two.
However, if you blend the water with the food - i.e. make soup - you will feel fuller for longer! Why? You've not eaten or drunk any less.
The reason for this strange phenomenon is because of the way that your stomach handles water and food. When you drink water, this is passed through the stomach quite quickly, so it won't fill you up very long. However, food is held back for longer so it can be digested. But, if you mix the water with the food the whole lot is held back - meaning a stretched stomach for longer, meaning no ghrelin is produced and therefore you feel full for longer!
This is a really good, effective and simple way to help reduce your calorie intack. By eating soup your body is fooled into thinking it has consumed more than it has and therefore you won't feel hungry.
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