Why Popeye wasn't fat...
Hello everyone, By now you have started your New Years resolutions. The hard part of sticking to any diet plan is craving sweets. As I'm sure you are aware, cravings for comfort foods like ice cream or chips can endanger your waistline. But researchers in Sweden say that a common vegetable contains natural compounds that can ease your unreasonable hunger. A study at Lund University in Sweden shows that spinach contains green leaf membranes called thylakoids that can lower the risk of cravings and binge eating by 95 percent. In the 3-month study, the thylakoids increased weight loss among overweight women by 43 percent. Scientists call food cravings “hedonic hunger” because these desires are for unhealthy foods that are overly sweet and salty like cookies, ice cream and fast food. These cravings, warn the researchers, often lead to obesity and poor eating habits. The Swedish study demonstrates that the thylakoids in spinach support the production of hormones that ...