Summer BanksDoes 'low fat' help you lose weight?
October 12th 2008 07:11
Most of us think that foods labeled "low fat" will help us lose weight.
Not so fast. In fact, they may do the opposite. According to recent research, low-fat labels prompt people to overindulge in not one, not two, but three different ways.
1. Food fake-out. People ate 28 percent more M&M’s when they were labeled "low fat," not "regular," and overweight people consumed nearly 50 percent more calories. Bottom line: It’s all about calories.
2. Portion distortion. People believed that an appropriate serving size for low-fat food was 25 percent larger than the full-fat version. Bottom line: Retrain your eyes. Get the skinny on sensible portion sizes.
3. Guilt, schmilt. When people saw low-fat labels on granola, the guilt factor went away. Bottom line: Guilt isn’t a bad thing when it helps control your appetite.
Reading Lessons
Simply knowing the right way to read a food label can help you make smart choices and maintain a healthy weight.
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Comment by Cheryl J
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Foods with real fat content set off a receptor in your brain that makes you feel satisfied sooner and for longer. If you eat a full fat yoghurt as a snack between meals, it will fill you up and likely see you through but if you eat a low-fat yoghurt you will be hungry again and looking for another snack in a relatively short time. Plus a certain amount of (the right) fat is important for brain function.
People just want a quick fix for everything.
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Read the label, that's what they're supposed to be there for!
I can't believe the shopping trolleys full of rubbish I see on a Saturday morning sometimes. Fat mum, fat dad, fat kids - what's in the trolley? Packaged fat!
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Read the label, that's what they're supposed to be there for!
I can't believe the shopping trolleys full of rubbish I see on a Saturday morning sometimes. Fat mum, fat dad, fat kids - what's in the trolley? Packaged fat!
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Read the label, that's what they're supposed to be there for!
I can't believe the shopping trolleys full of rubbish I see on a Saturday morning sometimes. Fat mum, fat dad, fat kids - what's in the trolley? Packaged fat!
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