Eating a whole apple was also connected to greater
feelings of satiety after a meal.
Not exact matches
Let's face it — there are lots
of foods that can fill you up, but ideally, it's much more rewarding to experience
satiety, a term food and nutrition professionals use to describe a satisfied
feeling you experience
after eating.
Now there is some evidence that chile peppers contribure to
satiety, the
feeling of fullness
after eating.
In the area
of satiety and weight management, we've seen studies showing improved
feelings of fullness and satisfaction
after eating a meal that contained avocado, as well as decreased body mass index (BMI) and total body fat
after six weeks
of consuming a meal plan that contained 1.3 cups
of avocado per day.
«
Of the major macronutrients such as carbohydrates and fats, protein rates higher on the
satiety scale, which means it makes people
feel full for longer
after a meal,» says Melanie McGrice, dietitian and spokesperson for the Australian Dietitians Association.
Of course, whey protein can also increase
satiety (how full you
feel after eating).
Another benefit
of eating predominantly fats is their effect on
satiety (
feeling full
after a meal).
Protein also increases
feelings of fullness or
satiety after meals.
«Fiber, because
of the bulk it provides, helps with our
satiety or
feeling full
after a meal,» says Dr. Singh.
Serotonin is a
satiety / satisfaction hormone which when absorbed by certain parts
of the brain produce the
feeling of «satisfaction» like that achieved
after consuming food or even
after having an orgasm.