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How to Curb Your Cravings for Sweets and Sugar - Part 2 Related Links: Foods That Reduce Stress Lose 10 Pounds --A Simple Diet Ideal Breakfast for Diabetics Foods That Lower Blood Sugar Sugar Content of Common Foods Ideal Breakfast for Diabetics How Much Sugar Do We Eat? Sugar-The Disease Connection Why Am I Always So Hungry?-Causes and Top 10 Remedies Why Can't I Smell Anything? -Causes and Top 10 Remedies How Much Is Too Much Salt? Waist Size Matters Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure Bowel Movements -- Key to Overall Health My Heart Attack-Personal Survivor Stories Foods That Speed Up Your Metabolism Good Night's Sleep Helps You Lose Weight November 8, 2008 , Last Updated January 3, 2013 By Sara Ott, Contributing Columnist As we discussed in Part 1 of this series on cravings, we Americans have a huge sweet tooth. This insatiable need for the sweet stuff is at the bottom of many chronic disease. Sugar is the culprit. The taste buds for sugar are some of the earliest to develop on the tongue. We probably developed a taste for sugar, from and evolutionary perspective, because it helps infants to seek the sweet, nutritious mother's milk. However, this natural preference wears off after about a year. After that, you might notice that young toddlers have no special preference for sugar. After that, the taste for sugar is learned. The foods we are fed as toddlers on, grooms our taste buds for sugar-- sugar even in baby foods, sugar in breakfast cereal, even ketchup is mostly sugar. Why do some people develop a lifelong sweet tooth while others grow out of it after infancy? Why do we crave the things that are bad for us? Why do the things that are bad for us taste so good? Exchange Oil for Sugar There are 2 powerful tricks discovered by dieters and confirmed by research which can turn help you to tame that sweet tooth. The first trick is to exchange oil for sugar. If you increase-- slightly-- the amount of oil you eat and at the same time decrease the amount of white carbohydrates (white bread, potatoes, white flour), you will start to lose your cravings for sweets in about 10 days to 2 weeks. This is the "trick" behind the success of many of the low-carb diets. In addition to using vinegar to curb your sweet tooth, researchers have found that certain other habits actually dampen our need for sweets. Walking Cuts Your Cravings A 2008 study on food cravings conducted by scientists at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom has found that taking a brisk walk can curb your cravings for chocolate. As reported in the journal Appetite, 25 regular chocolate eaters abstain from their favorite snack for three days, and were then assigned to either rest or to take a brisk 15-minute walk. The walkers experienced lower cravings both during the walk and for about 10 minutes afterward. They were also less likely to be tempted by unwrapping a chocolate candy bar. [Update: A study in 2011 by the same group from the University of Exeter discovered that workers who take a brief 15 minute walking break cut down on their cravings for chocolate. This study asked 78 people who regularly eat chocolate to abstain for 2 days. A part of the group was asked to exercise fro 15 minutes on a treadmill. Then, all 78 people were then put into a simulated work environment where chocolates were available in a bowl. Those who exercised for 15 minutes on a treadmill consumed half the amount of chocolates as those who were sedentary. The morale of the study? Walk for 15 minutes during your lunch hour to cut down on that afternoon snacking on sweets.] Mint Kills Your Appetite for Sweets Ever wonder why restaurants give you mint candy after your meal? They're not dumb. If they gave you mint before your meal, they wouldn't be in business for long. One of the best natural appetite suppressants is mint. Try chewing sugar free mint gum before you eat. Related Links: Lose 10 Pounds--A Simple Diet for Life Foods That Shrink Your Waist Why Am I Always So Hungry? Overeating--- Trick Your Appetite and Stop Overeating Taste Buds--5 Tips For Improving Your Sense of Taste Taste Buds--The Secret to Losing Weight How Much Is too Much Salt? Foods That Reduce Your Blood Pressure Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure Snoring Increases Your Risk of Stroke by 67% My Heart Attack Why Your Waist Size Matters Why We Americans Read In Bathrooms--The Hidden Health Epidemic National Institutes of Health |
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