People feel more satisfied after eating healthy foods like nuts
and are less likely to overeat. Eat a Variety of Snacks to Stay
Satisfied When it comes to choosing foods to snack on, many of
us find ourselves stuck in a rut, eating the same foods day
after day. However, those looking to manage their weight would
do well to mix it up a little more, as research suggests that
habitual snacking on the same foods can lead to a decrease in
our sense of satisfaction, potentially leading to overeating. Do
we want what we eat? The study, published in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition, included 118 healthy adults who
were divided into four groups: three groups received equal
calorie snacks—either hazelnuts, milk chocolate, or potato
chips—to eat daily for 12 weeks, while the fourth group, as the
control group, received no snacks. The type of satisfaction the
researchers were trying to measure is called sensory-specific
satiety, which is unrelated to fullness, but rather has to do
with the feeling that a desire