EAT BAD GOOD

THE BEST WAYS TO CHEAT, ACCORDING TO SCIENCE

USE REAL CREAM People who eat full-fat dairy tend to have less cardiovascular disease. Nutritionists think this effect is probably the result of some combination of lipids being more filling and the microbes in cultured dairy boosting metabolism. EAT YOUR SWEETS It’s harder to fill up on liquid calories. Chewing prompts your body to decrease chemical hunger signals like the hormone ghrelin. Even if a slice of cake and a can of soda have equal sugar content, the confection is more likely to sate you. MAKE BREAD A CHASER Studies have shown that scarfing all your carbs last can cut blood-sugar spikes by 50 per cent compared to eating them first. Downing protein ups the production of insulin and incretin, which get your body ready to digest glucose. KEEP PASTA…

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Popular Science Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2019

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