How to Consume Fewer Calories While Eating the Same
- Author:Tony
- Release on:2015-12-30
How to Consume Fewer Calories While Eating the Same
Fewer calories can be absorbed from chocolate if eaten in one sitting than if spread out over a longer period of time, according to scientists.
In a process called adaptive thermo genesis, the body speeds up its metabolic rate - the process that burns calories - when a large amount of calories are ingested at once.
Professor Amanda Salis, a senior researcher at the University of Sydney's Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, said the larger the number of kilojules in a food product, the quicker the body will rev up its metabolism.
"If you have them all [kilojoules] in one go you're more likely to induce that response to protect you from weight gain than if you have a small amount every day," she said.
But as with most good things, there’s a catch.
The trick may not work for regular eaters of chocolate, as the body adapts to changes in kilojules and adjusts the surge in metabolism.