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GreatGazoo

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12. Maybe we aren't eating food that satiates ?

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 12:19 PM

Apr 2016

Diet soda has been shown to induce hunger, specifically for sweets, and to interrupt the satiation mechanism of the body.

Nutrient-lacking food will leave you hungry for nutrients. Hunger happens at the cellular level, not just in the stomach.

The problem is turbo charged by marketing. Virtually all of the food that is advertised is high margin. It has to be. It has to produce margins that pay for the branding and the ads. The more you see a food brand, the greater the margin.

Consumers are offered quantity as a substitute for quality.

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Our gigantic problem with portions: why are we all eating too much? [View all] marmar Apr 2016 OP

Also, restaurants give you a lot of food. You loathe to waste it, lazy to take it, you eat it. thereismore Apr 2016 #1

Whenever I eat out, I plan on taking half of it home. I might just as well ask for a to go box Arkansas Granny Apr 2016 #2

Not a bad idea. Put half in the to-go box before you even start digging in. Svafa Apr 2016 #5

That is a good idea. If I'm not taking home, Hortensis Apr 2016 #20

Yes, remembering to stop before the food is all gone is the big problem for me! Svafa Apr 2016 #21

Simple system. Could we possibly lack commitment? Hortensis Apr 2016 #22

Me too. And more and more DH and I share Hortensis Apr 2016 #18

A long-ago friend used to live on Chinese takeout for most of the week! KamaAina Apr 2016 #8

In order to lose 130lbs, I bought a digital kitchen scale, bathroom scale, and a Fitbit. Also got GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #3

I could have written most of your post as far as what I'm doing, with the exception of the scales. ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #7

Eating has become fetishized. Too many lust after the next meal. randome Apr 2016 #4

I enjoy & anticipate the next meal more when I'm eating right. Bonx Apr 2016 #6

The actual food is the cheapest part of the equation... Wounded Bear Apr 2016 #9

I always break my meals into two portions when eating out. I also avoid Buffets. Katashi_itto Apr 2016 #10

Why not eat some of your meal and get a doggie bag to take the rest home? meow2u3 Apr 2016 #11

You would think, but for a lot of people it's normal to clean their gigantic plates. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #25

Maybe we aren't eating food that satiates ? GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #12

Funny thing - I don't drink diet soda. backscatter712 Apr 2016 #14

Interesting article. People do have weirdly out of whack ideas about portion sizes these days, and Marr Apr 2016 #13

Because, to our parents, "full" and "not hungry" were foreign concepts. MindPilot Apr 2016 #15

I agree with this 100% laundry_queen Apr 2016 #28

I'm so sorry! Sissyk Apr 2016 #29

I usually order an appetizer or two at restaurants FLPanhandle Apr 2016 #16

Same here. I usually get a small appetizer salad and a small plate "entree." Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #23

I see people in their 50's and 60's who look truthfully more amazing closeupready Apr 2016 #17

Two years ago Silver Swan Apr 2016 #19

That's fantastic! Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #24

People used to eat many courses while dining lunatica Apr 2016 #26

While on this, parents STOP making your child "clean" his or her plate, PLEASE! Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #27

Yes indeed. Cassiopeia Apr 2016 #30