Michael Pollan
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 We are snacking more and eating fewer meals together. Indeed, sociologists who study American eating habits no longer organize their results around the increasingly quaint concept of the meal: They now measure "eating occasions" and report that Americans have added to the traditional big three—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—an as-yet-untitled fourth daily eating occasion that lasts all day long: the constant sipping and snacking we do while watching TV, driving, and so on. One study found that among eighteen- to fifty-year-old Americans, roughly a fifth of all eating now takes place in the car. |
Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen
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 One study with children and another with young adults compared snacking patterns from the 1970s to the 1990s.63 snacking increased in all age groups. In the young adults, the number of snacks per day increased by 14 percent and the calories consumed per snack increased by 26 percent. In children, the amount eaten per snack stayed about the same, but the number of snacks increased.
Snacking is linked to obesity,64 and convenience makes snacking easy. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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Garlic Lover's Dip (and Sandwich Spread)
A bean-based dip for snacking or spreadfor pita sandwiches. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Satisfying carbohydrate cravings before the cycle, eating irregularly, snacking frequently, and poor sleep can increase the risk of menstrual migraines. Regular, moderate exercise helps.
Riboflavin, or vitamin B2, is another nutrient that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of migraines. It can potentially decrease the number of migraine days by about 25 percent and lower the frequency by 30 percent. Similar to CoQIO, riboflavin is needed to convert food into energy. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 Keep a large bowl of broccoli and cauliflower florets ready for cooking or snacking.
Although the sample daily menus include only one afternoon snack, if you get hungry between breakfast and lunch, eat another recommended snack. Try to eat dinner before 7 PM, and then do not eat again until breakfast. Drink water with lemon until bedtime. Keep small sandwich bags of chopped carrots and celery and nuts in the refrigerator. Grab them for a quick snack when you are on the run.
• Keep a weekly weight-loss journal and diet diary (see Appendix A). |
Andreas Moritz
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 Heavy evening meals and frequent snacking.
• Overeating to compensate for intake of non-nutritious and low-energy foods.
• Stimulants such as coffee, tea, and cigarettes.
• Pesticides and other chemicals in foods change hormonal activity, which can boost body fat.
• Air conditioning and heating prevent sweating and shivering, so we don't burn as many calories.
• Antidepressants and diabetes drugs have weight gain as a potential side effect.
• Most other medications cause weight gain; they tend to suppress digestive functions. |
Marshall Editions
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 Wheat germ also has high levels of vitamin E and can be added to smoothies and salads. snacking on pumpkin seeds can be helpful, especially for men, because their high zinc content nourishes the prostate gland—the gland that produces the most semen. Avoid fried, processed foods, sugar, and white flour as they tend to depress the body and deplete nutrients. Wherever possible eat organic, hormone-free food. Other meats have chemicals that mimic estrogen, a hormone that, in excess, decreases fertility in men and women. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
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 Just how big is that "handful" of nuts you're snacking on? Make sure it's no more than 1/4 cup.
Ornish diet, although my triglycerides shot up to 400! But, whoa, at six weeks, my genetic autopilot took over and my weight ricocheted hack! Why? Because I couldn't compete against the activation of my "Store Fat for Winter" program. My genes were convinced winter must be coming and I had to eat if I didn't want to starve to death. My genes won; I lost. (Actually, I gained-weight, that is. |
Marshall Editions
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| Snack on carbohydrates: Opt for unrefined carbohydrates, such as organic brown rice cakes with vegetarian pate, hummus, or cottage cheese when snacking, as these release sugar slowly. Additional appropriate snacks include raw vegetables or a small piece of fruit.
Avoid common triggers: Some foods have a reputation for giving a short-lived sugar "rush" followed by a sharp slump in energy levels. The most common culprits are refined, white sugar, milk or white chocolate, sweet pastries, sugary carbonated drinks, and coffee. |
Bottom Line Health
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| After-Dinner Snacks Can Aid Weight Loss
If you are a "night snacker" or someone for whom after-dinner snacking significantly contributes to a weight problem, eating a low-calorie snack approximately 90 minutes after dinner may help curtail eating and overall daily caloric intake—as well as promote weight loss.
Good choice: A serving of low-calorie ready-to-eat cereal with fat-free milk.
Jillon S. Vander Wal, PhD, assistant professor, College of Nursing, Center for Health Research, Wayne State University, Detroit.
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Andreas Moritz
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| Eating too much of any kind of food, on the other hand, causes over-stimulation, and so does regular snacking. Excessive sexual activity, overworking, stress and fear also cause continuous over-stimulation. Thus, the body, in an attempt to deal with the increased demands placed upon it, begins to over-secrete its own stimulants. These are the stress hormones adrenalin, Cortisol, epinephrine, cortisone, endorphins, prolactin, etc., which are needed to sustain the body's most essential activities. |
Jack Challem
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 Allergies or not, late-night snacking will affect your blood-sugar levels in the morning. It's better to wake up hungry and eat breakfast than to wake up without any interest in food and then skip breakfast.
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The first step in resolving sleep disorders, snoring, and sleep apnea is to avoid junk foods, improve your blood-sugar levels, and lose weight. Eliminate or at least greatly reduce your consumption of caffeinated beverages. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Morning Sickness: snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: If bitten by an insect, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Banana skin is known for reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
S.A.D.: Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking: Bananas have also helped people trying to give up smoking. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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| One study showed that nearly three-fourths of survey respondents reported increased snacking when under stress. The shift was more toward snack foods and away from fruits, vegetables, and protein sources like meat and fish. Dieters also more frequently reported stress overeating than non-dieters.17 The lesson? Have healthy SuperFoods readily available an< work on keeping stress at bay—every day!
Pick your splurges. Decide in advance when you want to try a special dessert or interesting menu entree. If you plan it, there's no reason to feel guilty later. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Or I'll put blueberries in a crystal wine glass, top it with some plain yogurt, toss in some nuts, then add a layer of strawberries, and top it all again with yogurt," says Smith, who believes in turning your snacking time into an "event" by using, for example, crystal or a good piece of china. She also suggests making a cup of herbal tea when you crave sweets.
Nutritionist Dr. Jonny Bowden offers one final, albeit unusual, tip for times when thoughts of sugar overwhelm you. "Try eating something that's not sweet. |
Jack Challem
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 A nutritionist suggested that Kimberly start her day with an egg and some fresh fruit, avoid snacking,and have a little more protein and vegetables for lunch (such as a burger without the bun, plus steamed vegetables). The nutritionist also recommended that Kimberly drink a couple of cups of green tea each day—the tea is rich in L-theanine, a natural substance that improves mental focus.
Within a few days of making these changes, Kimberly became less spacey and more focused. She was not as easily distracted or frazzled by what people were doing around her. |
| In addition, avoid sugary soft drinks, snacks, and desserts. When snacking, opt for protein or complex carbohydrates, such as a piece of cheese (assuming that you don't have dairy sensitivities) or mixed nuts. Following these guidelines will help to stabilize your blood sugar levels and may decrease alcohol cravings. Better control of blood sugar levels will also result in less stress to the liver, which (with the pancreas) plays a central role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body. |
Byron J. Richards
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 Our evolutionary metabolism is not designed to deal with constant eating and snacking. When a person eats a snack it raises insulin, shuts off fat-burning mode, and allows triglyceride levels to stay too high for proper leptin function—reducing proper leptin entry into the brain. In turn, this causes excessive food cravings, an unstable energy level, poor head function, and unproductive sleep. snacking sets off a domino effect in metabolism that is devastating to health. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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| Get rid of that bag of M&MS in your bottom desk drawer and substitute individual serving-size bags (or one individual serving bag if more is too tempting) of nuts and dried fruit for snacking. Make sure you have an ample supply of green and black tea on hand. Keep some baby carrots and pepper slices in the office fridge. If you can, you might even find a SuperFoods buddy at work who will take a walk with you at lunch and distract you when the coffee cart is tempting. |
| Many of us find ourselves eating half our dinner while we cook, or snacking randomly in the late afternoon until we've eaten more calories than we'd find in a typical meal. We get used to feeling "starving" at this time of day and never stop to think that we don't have to feel that way. If you have a balanced snack in the late afternoon, you give a little boost to your metabolism, you tamp down your hunger and you actually improve your mood. In fact, one study reported that those who enjoyed a snack also enjoyed an improved mood as well as better recall on a simple memory test. |
Byron J. Richards
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| This is why snacking and eating five to six meals a day is such a bad idea. Those perpetuating this way of eating as a means to stabilize blood sugar are actually fueling insulin resistance and leptin resistance. In reality, this significantly contributes to the societal epidemics of obesity and diabetes, inducing metabolism to function in a crippled manner. snacking or eating too often confuses leptin, and sooner or later this catches up with an individual. |
Ron Garner
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 The typical practice of eating a large breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus snacking throughout the day and eating before going to bed, significantly increases the digestive load. As well as rapidly depleting our enzyme reserves, the eliminative function is seriously restricted. We can let garbage accumulate in our kitchen for only so long before it causes a problem in our living environment. It is the same with our bodies. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 During this time, you eat the kinds and quantities of food that you usually do, including all bad eating habits—for example, snacking on high-calorie foods after dinner or eating more than one helping of food for dinner. It is important to record the time and quantity of every food you eat, including all snacks, and everything you drink.
At our center, we have patients review their food records with a registered dietician. If you can get the help of a dietician this is ideal, but if not, you will find it helpful to spend time carefully keeping and then reviewing your own food record. |
Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George
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 Eating smaller portions and doing a small bit of snacking between meals may maintain glucose levels in your body that will help keep your mind sharp, and help you avoid binge eating of unhealthy foods at mealtime.
"the looking-past self": keeping an eye out for our loved ones
Beyond changes in our own diet, there are also things we can do as parents and grandparents to ensure a healthy nutritional start for our children and grandchildren. A commitment to laying down a foundation for cognitive health is a gift we can give to future generations. |
Michael Pollan
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| Indeed, sociologists who study American eating habits no longer organize their results around the increasingly quaint concept of the meal: They now measure "eating occasions" and report that Americans have added to the traditional big three—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—an as-yet-untitled fourth daily eating occasion that lasts all day long: the constant sipping and snacking we do while watching TV, driving, and so on. One study found that among eighteen- to fifty-year-old Americans, roughly a fifth of all eating now takes place in the car. |
Dan Buettner
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 Or keep a can of nuts in the office for an afternoon snack, which may help avoid snacking right before dinner.
LESSON FOUR: GRAPES OF LIFE
Drink red wine (in moderation)
Epidemiological studies seem to show that people who have a daily drink per day of beer, wine, or spirits may accrue
Sardinians share a toast with glasses ofCannonau, a locally produced red wine that has higher concentrations of polyphenols. some health benefits. But the secrets of the Blue Zones suggest that consistency and moderation are key. In Okinawa, it's a daily glass of sake with friends. |
| Make snacking a hassle.
Avoid tempting foods. Put candy bowls, cookie jars, and other temptations out of sight. Hide them in the cupboard or pantry. Wrap tempting leftovers in an opaque container.
Buy smaller packages.
When given large packages of spaghetti, sauce, and meat, Wansink's subjects consumed 23 percent more (about 150 calories) than when they were given medium packages.
Give yourself a daily reminder.
The bathroom scale can be a simple yet powerful reminder not to overeat. Put the scale in your way so you can't avoid a daily weigh-in. |
Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD
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 We were especially interested in symptoms relating to their appetite, cravings, snacking, energy, and mood. After four weeks, the average of all participants reported a decline of 76 percent of their initial symptoms. Ninety percent (90%) of all participants reported a decline in at least half of their initial symptoms. Twenty-four percent (24%) of the participants reported complete relief of all fifty-one possible symptoms of neurotransmitter deficiencies. (See Figure A.l.)
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Jack Challem
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| The reason is that up-and-down blood-sugar swings throughout the day increase your hunger jags, snacking, and overeating. When you eat too much and pack on the pounds, you set the stage for developing prediabetes, obesity, and full-blown diabetes.
That's just the beginning. Once you start down the path toward prediabetes and overweight, you face an increased risk of suffering from many other painful, debilitating, and life-threatening health problems. It's not a pretty picture.
The sad fact is that both prediabetes and overweight are out-of-control modern epidemics. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Other contributing factors include reduced portion sizes and snacking, eating breakfast, reduction in meals eaten away from home to fewer than four times per week, and watching television less than 3 hours per week on average [28].
To help rein in total energy intake, many in the United States select beverages and carbohydrate-rich foods sweetened with nonnutritive sweeteners. These substances are under surveillance of the FDA. To date, five nonnutritive sweeteners have FDA approval: acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, saccharin, and sucralose. |
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