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Little Known Ways to Slim Down

May 3rd, 2007 Posted in Newsbites

Little Known Ways to Slim Down

Begin lunch and dinner with a veggie-rich salad or broth-based soup, says Pennsylvania State University satiety expert Barbara Rolls, author of “The Volumetrics Eating Plan.” That lets you fill up first on a big volume of low calorie food and ends up displacing some of the foods you’ll eat next – the choices that are usually higher in calories.”

“Ten minutes before each meal, eat some healthy fat (around 70 calories or fewer): a handful of nuts, a few slices of avocado, or a spoonful of peanut butter, for example. That helps activate ghrelin, a hormone that lets you know you’re full,” says Michael Roizin, MD, co-author with Mehmet Oz, MD, of “You on a Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management.”

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