Souping
up and other tricks produce satiety
Strategies such as adding water
to a dish to make it more like a soup can fool a person into feeling
satisfied by fewer calories than normal.
References:
Bell, E.A. . . . B.J. Rolls. 1999. Effect of water content of food
on satiety (Abstract 658.3). FASEB Journal 13(March 15):A870.
Further Readings:
Rolls, B.J., and E.A. Bell. In press. Intake of fat and carbohydrate:
Role of energy density. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Rolls, B.J., E.A. Bell, et al. In press. Energy density but
not fat content of foods affected energy intake in lean and obese
women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Raloff, J. 1996. How the brain knows when eating must stop. Science
News 150(Nov. 30):343.
Sources:
Elizabeth A. Bell
Pennsylvania State University
Nutrition Department
226 Henderson Building
University Park, PA 16802-6501
Barbara J. Rolls
Pennsylvania State University
Nutrition Department
226 Henderson Building
University Park, PA 16802-6501
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 17, April 24,
1999, p. 261. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
