Weight loss without the hunger: Cornell scientists say eat a lighter lunch

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/cu-wlw082911.php

Public release date: 29-Aug-2011
Contact: Syl Kacapyr
Cornell University
Weight loss without the hunger: Cornell scientists say eat a lighter lunch

ITHACA, N.Y. — Losing weight without a grumbling stomach or expensive liquid diet can be as simple as eating a lighter lunch, finds a new Cornell University study to be published in the October issue of the journal Appetite.

Participants who ate portion-controlled lunches did not compensate by eating more calories later in the day, leading researchers to believe the human body does not possess the mechanisms necessary to notice a small drop in energy intake.

"Making small reductions in energy intake to compensate for the increasing number of calories available in our food environment may help prevent further weight gain, and one way of doing this could be to consume portion-controlled lunches a few times a week," said doctoral student Carly Pacanowski, who co-authored the study with David Levitsky, Cornell professor of nutritional sciences and of psychology.

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