Simple tip to help fight snacking

If you want to eliminate unhealthy snacks between meals, you can use a simple but extremely effective tip: add an avocado to your meal diet.

American experts found, eating half an avocado at lunch can increase the feeling of fullness and reduce cravings between meals. This conclusion was drawn after they compared the effect of adding a fresh avocado to a lunch diet compared to consuming a standard lunch.

In order to find out how butter absorption affects satiety, blood sugar, insulin reactions and snacking habits, the team conducted trials with healthy adults. but overweight.

According to nutrition experts, butter contains high levels of fat and fiber.(Photo: petrotimes.vn)

The results showed that those who ate half of the fresh avocado at lunch reduced their appetite by 40% for the next 3 hours, and reduced their need for snacks for the next 5 hours. In addition, they also reported increased feelings of satisfaction lasting 3 hours after the main meal.

Dr. and nutrition expert from Loma Linda University (California, USA) and head of research, stated: "Full feeling is an important factor in weight control, because when people feeling satisfied, they are less likely to snack between meals. "

Half a fresh avocado provides 150 calories and is rich in fiber, but also contains a high fat content. According to Dr. Sabate, although eating more butter at meals increases calories and absorbed carbohydrates, but it does not increase blood sugar compared to a standard meal. This led researchers to believe that butter may play a role in blood sugar control and needs further research.