This is a great resource for anybody trying to get their diet on track for 2015. It includes an online test to decide which is the right diet for you, plus loads of recipes and advice. On Whats The Right Diet For You? A Horizon Special, we profiled 75 people to understand why they had problems losing weight. Medical and nutritional experts tested their hormones, genes and attitudes towards food, categorising them into three groups: Constant Cravers, Feasters & Emotional Eaters. Our experts then gave each group a different diet to follow, using a scientific approach to weight loss. What is Hunger : Hunger is our bodies way of driving us to find food and eat to stay alive. It is a very powerful human instinct which can compel us to extremes of behaviour. Hunger is our bodies response to having eaten less than normal. It is caused by the brain reading changes in the levels of hormones and nutrients in the blood. It is our reaction to this feeling that can make us overeat or eat the wrong things. So if we understand our hunger, can we control it better? Why do we fell hungry : How full we feel is strongly influenced by what we eat. If we do not feel full our brains want to keep searching for food.Different types of food we eat affect the brain in various ways. For example, fatty foods trick the brain into believing that you have eaten fewer calories than you actually have, causing you to overeat. This is because fatty foods such as butter and fried foods contain a lot of densely packed energy.However, other foods give a lasting sense of fullness. Fibre triggers the release of gut hormones that make you feel full. A low fibre diet though, with little or no wholemeal produce or fruit and vegetables, may leave you open to feelings of hunger.Foods with a low GI (glycaemic index) such as nuts, vegetables and beans release energy more slowly than high GI food such as white bread and sugar. Eating more low GI foods will suppress your hunger by increasing levels of gut hormones that help you feel fuller for longer. bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ddsd9
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