Research that has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that people who try to lose weight by incorporating diet food often tend to become yo-yo dieters. The food, otherwise known as “reformulated low-energy-dense food,” simply is not as satisfying. You may eat it, have a positive attitude, and do great for a certain period of time with your weight loss but then comes the crash and burn. Your body will start to crave the things that is has been missing at some point. That is why food in its natural calorie form will always win out. The key is to make sure that you eat well balanced, moderate portions. If you do that the weight loss will follow and will have a better chance of being permanent.
Details of the Study
One particular study was conducted at the University of Bristol and studied 36 adults who ate either a full-calorie spaghetti Bolognese lunch (containing 567 calories) five days in a row, or a reduced-calorie version of the same (containing 374 calories). Appeal for the spaghetti Bolognese was assessed, together with measures of expected satiety and expected satiation.
Overall, the researchers found that the subjects had a similar liking for both meals on the first day. However, appreciation for the diet version declined by about 30 percent, on average. Ratings for the full-calorie meal remained steady over the study.
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