How Alcohol (in Moderation!!) Can Assist Weight Loss! (Good News!)

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Just been reading about ‘The Champagne Diet” on mailonline.
I think the premise of the diet; to eat good quality food, is an obvious one. But that doesn’t have to mean [...]

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Jelly – Good Low-Calorie Filling Snack Option

April 4, 2011

In general, protein is more satiating than either carbohydrates or fats, (particularly in the long term). 
It turns out that certain proteins are more satiating  than other proteins.
Study participants that consumed either alpha-lactalbumin [...]

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The Satiety Index Chart

April 2, 2011

Studies by Australian researcher Dr. Susanna Holt and her associates at the University of Sydney have developed one of the most exciting diet concepts ever. Called, the “Satiety Index,” Holt’s [...]

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Vegetables: Great Low-Calorie Filling Foods to Assist Weight-Loss

April 1, 2011

Although potatoes are the only vegetables included in ‘The Satiety Index’; the evidence from analysis of the results for other foods, indicates that fibre,  especially soluble fibre, when combined in foods [...]

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To Control Cravings For High Calorie Foods, Don’t Allow Yourself To Get Too Hungry!

March 31, 2011

In the BBC documentary, ‘10 Things You Should Know About  Losing Weight’, a study was carried out to show the effects on the part of the brain controlling appetite of [...]

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Soup – Your Ultimate Weight-Loss Weapon!

March 30, 2011

A study carried out for a documentary by the BBC, found that if a typical meal such as chicken and vegetables with a glass of water, is consumed, you will [...]

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Ten Ways To Reduce The Fat Content Of Your Diet

March 29, 2011

1) Use low- fat cheese spread on your toast instead of butter, or low-fat spread.
2.) Use low-fat melted cheese on your toast, instead of butter.
3.) Have reduced-fat hummus on your toast instead [...]

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Lessons Learned From The Satiety Index – Which Foods Will Keep us Fuller For Fewer Calories?

March 27, 2011

What can we learn from the Satiety Index about the effects of different food properties on how filling a food will be?
 Increasing the Fat Ratio of a Food Decreases its [...]

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The Satiety Index – The Most Accurate Ranking of a Foods ‘Fattening-ness’ So Far.

March 24, 2011

What is it that defines one food as more “fattening’ than another food?
Is it whether it is low-fat? Low-carb? High Protein? Low energy-density? Its fibre content? It’s Glycemic Index?
The answer [...]

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The Best Low-Calorie Filling Snack Foods For Fighting Sugar/Sweet Cravings. (Especially Useful For Raveneous Pregnant Ladies!!)

best low calorie/fat snacks March 20, 2011

The Satiety Index ranks foods according to how filling they are for a set number of calories.
Weight-loss is most effectively and easily achieved when we eat foods which are more filling [...]

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