Why do we eat food? To
ensure survival, a human body needs energy and nutrients. Food intake supplies
that energy and nutrients to keep us going. The feeling of hunger is the prime
factor that informs us to eat food. The food that we opt to eat relies within
our biological characteristics. Our choice of food also depends on our
physiological needs. Our body and mind know when to stop eating through a
sensation called satiety. Satiety signals or fullness signals are those signals
that tell us that now it’s enough intake of food and the body is at the state
of no hunger.
Food rich in fats and
sweets or in other words junk food creates a pleasure response while eating it.
That type of food doesn’t nourish the body properly instead creates signals
that lead a person for its intake more than needed. This situation occasionally
is affordable by the body for its nutrients and energy balance. However, if
this situation occurs frequently then the body starts storing fat.
Fat-rich food has
lowest satiety power that means you keep eating it and don’t feel to stop
eating. On the contrary food intake that includes vegetables, fruits, whole
grains, and lean proteins has high satiety power and can make a person feel
full at the right time. So the person doesn’t end up in eating more. A person
can understand the satiety signals send by the brain. Once a person feels that
brain is sending fullness signals then the person should act upon it
immediately.
To stay away from
storing fat we should eat food that has high satiety power. Moreover, we should
be aware of fullness signals send by the brain and should stop eating as soon
as we get those signals.
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