For many dieters, one of the most pleasant effects of the Atkins diet is appetite suppression. Many Atkins dieters report that the between meal hunger cravings they used to experience fade away very quickly. This makes it easier to stay on the diet and continue to lose weight.
It appears that the Atkins diet has powerful appetite suppressing effects. How is this possible?
The Atkins diet is actually a craving control diet that can help suppress your appetite. If you’ve had a problem with carbohydrate cravings before, Atkins will help control those cravings.
With high carb diets, you ride the wave of carbohydrate highs and lows. After you eat, you feel great and full. Later, you come crashing down and are hungrier than you were before you ate. This cycle continues and, over time, you eat more and gain weight.
One factor that helps control your appetite is the amount of protein in the Atkins diet. Protein has the power to satiate hunger. When combined with small amounts of healthy fats, protein can keep you feeling full for long periods of time.
Did you know that one of the most powerful appetite suppressing foods on the Atkins diet are eggs? A recent study showed that eating eggs for breakfast would actually stave off hunger pangs through the rest of the day.
In a study presented at the 2007 Experimental Biology meeting, researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center compared weight loss in dieters who ate either two eggs or a bagel for breakfast. The two breakfast meals were identical in calories and volume, but the egg breakfast was much higher in protein. The subjects kept track of what they ate the rest of the day and answered questions about their levels of hunger and satisfaction throughout the day. The results showed that the women who ate the eggs for breakfast felt more satisfied throughout the entire day. They ate less at each meal than the women who were in the bagel group.
Eggs contain about 6 grams of protein each. The protein helps control blood sugar and produces a feeling of satisfaction. Both of these factors help to curb cravings. Egg yolks also contain lutein and xenazanthin. These nutrients have been shown to have incredible effects on eye health. So it’s important to eat the whole egg, and not just the white.
Broccoli and cauliflower, approved Atkins vegetables, have appetite-suppressing effects. These vegetables are very bulky and they help make your stomach feel full. When your stomach feels full, it will actually create a chemical response in your body. Your body will reduce its appetite because it believes that your stomach is full of high calorie foods. Both broccoli and cauliflower provide bulk in your diet and are essential vegetables on the Atkins plan.
The Atkins diet plan recommends dieters eat small protein balanced meals several times per day. This is to keep your blood sugar stabilized and avoid carbohydrate cravings.
The protein, fat and vegetable meals of the Atkins plan put your blood sugar back in balance. They provide just enough of each type of food, with a proper amount of carbohydrates (from the vegetables). The vegetables provide quick carbohydrate energy, and the protein gives the meal staying power. This combination helps suppress your appetite.
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