The Problem With Eating Filling, Low-Calorie Foods for Weight Loss
Broccoli, rice cakes and 'healthy' ice creams may fill you up in just a few calories, but there are catches.
By Alissa Rumsey, Contributor May 2, 2018, at 10:49 a.m.
Many diets promote eating foods with a lot of volume but not a lot of calories to trick your body into feeling full. But your body is smarter than that. (Getty Images)
Rice cakes. Popcorn. Celery sticks. High-fiber crackers. Raw broccoli. “Healthy†ice cream. These are very different foods, but they all have one thing in common: They fill up your stomach, but contain very few calories. This means you can eat a large portion without consuming many calories. Or, as one of those "healthy" ice cream brands says, “Eat until you see the bottom!†Sounds like a good thing, right? Turns out it’s not – for multiple reasons. Here’s why.
Fullness is not the same as satisfaction.
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