By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-28 21:35:09 | Updated at 2025-01-31 05:58:10
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Have you been overeating without realising it? Here's why the 80% full rule is good for you
Channel News Asia ^ | 28 Jan 2025 | Khoo Bee Khim
Posted on 01/28/2025 1:12:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
But what does 80 per cent full feel like exactly? How do you gauge if you don’t have much of an appetite after exercising or feel ravenous after intermittent fasting?
rowing up, many of us were taught this lesson: Finish up your rice because there are children starving elsewhere in the world.
As virtuous as it is not to waste food, it might have bred a whole generation or two of guilt-ridden people like myself. I prickle with anxiety every time I see unfinished rice on a plate or leftovers destined for the bin. So, I assuage my guilt by stuffing the remaining food down my throat, even though I’m already bursting.
“We grew up with the value of not wasting food, partly due to cultural teachings and the historical context of food scarcity from earlier generations,” said Dr Edward Cheong, a senior gastrointestinal surgeon with PanAsia Surgery. “Hence, we feel obligated to clear our plates, regardless of hunger cues.”
And many of us end up eating too much. “Research shows that 50 per cent to 75 per cent of people report occasional overeating, especially on weekends or while dining out,” said Dr Cheong.
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1 posted on 01/28/2025 1:12:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
To: nickcarraway
2 posted on 01/28/2025 1:14:54 PM PST by workerbee
To: nickcarraway
If he sees any food left on plate he must eat it all.
Pig. Store the leftovers for later instead of eating them all at once.
3 posted on 01/28/2025 1:17:39 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
To: TornadoAlley3
Store the leftovers for later instead of eating them all at once.
That's what I do every dinner. It's imperative I save some for tomorrows breakfast. Like the writer, I feel guilty tossing food
4 posted on 01/28/2025 1:26:33 PM PST by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
To: nickcarraway
A very long time ago, I ceased “filling up” at a meal. At first, I ceased eating all the bread served in a restaurant, long before the main course arrives. People would stuff their faces with salad, bread, etc. I am paying for the steak, and I do not want to just take most of it home in a bag.
Eventually, at home or in a restaurant, I paid close at to that “oh man, I’m so full” feeling, and stopped before that point.
The one exception was my bicycle trips down the Kalifornia Coast. Some days I would get up early, ride for 2 hours, and then find the tallest stack of pancakes I could. Drowned the pancakes in maple syrup, and drank a lot of milk. For the first hour or so of bicycling after the LARGE meal, I was, indeed, uncomfortable. But the effort, the scenery, and the energy from the meal were worth it.
The year I reached 100 miles per day was unforgettable.
5 posted on 01/28/2025 1:27:42 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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