Eat A Lighter Lunch To Help You Lose Weight

When people are forced to eat a smaller lunch it’s been found that they don’t compensate by eating more at other meals. This can lead to weight loss.

Researchers in the Division of Nutritional Science at Cornell University offered half their 17 volunteers a buffet lunch and the other half were given a choice of one of six, commercially available, portion controlled foods instead of the buffet. All the volunteers were allowed to eat whatever they liked for all the rest of the day’s meals and snacks.

While they were eating the portion controlled lunch, on average the volunteers consumed 250 fewer calories than on days when they didn’t eat a portion controlled lunch, and after 10 days of light lunches they had lost an average of 1.1lb.

“The results confirm that humans do not regulate energy intake with any precision,” said Professor David Levitsky, “Over a year, such a regimen would result in losing at least 25 pounds (11kg).”

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Comment:
This has great implications for weight loss as it's not too hard to restrict the amount that you eat at lunchtime, especially if you take a packed lunch to work.  You could try packing a salad, as most salad ingredients are low in calories.  Lettuce, cucumber, and most raw vegetables areincredibly healthy and can be eaten in almost unlimited quantities, especially if you are restrict the amount of high calorie salad dressings.