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"   It never fails: I have a great (and healthy!) lunch\u2014but then mid-afternoon hits and I&amp;#039;m about ready to tackle the vending machine to get a chocolate bar. I usually try to kill the cravings because I don&amp;#039;t want to eat the extra calories. Well, it turns out I shouldn&amp;#039;t worry about it so much: A new study from Cornell University shows that it takes a lot less food than we expect to satisfy a craving. In the study, researchers asked two groups of people to eat chocolate, apple pie, and potato chips. However, one group ate 1,370 calories worth of snacks, while the other only had 195 calories worth.  Afterward, they were asked to rate their hunger before eating and 15 minutes after they finished. The results? The group that ate more food didn&amp;#039;t feel any more satiated than the group that ate way less. Bottom line: You can eat your favorite foods, just in moderation. So, eat a piece of chocolate rather than the whole bar\u2014you&amp;#039;ll feel just as satisfied and you&amp;#039;ll save the extra calories for more yummy food later on in the day. Want more from Meagan? Follow her on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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