Thursday, August 18, 2011

Beverly Hyatt Neville- Understanding Nutrient Density and Satiety

5 different types of hungers

Fullness
Energy
Balance- blood sugar
Goal
Habit

Fullness-

She's been a dietitian for 36 years.

Obesity has grown drastically in the last 20 years.   The root of obesity crisis is not genetic, it is the social & cultural environment.

Hunger

  • Lacking food
  • Desire to eat
  • Weakened by lack of food
  • Craving, strong desire
Satiety
  • State of being full
  • Missing in most weight loss plans
Fasting
  • Purposeful abstinence from food
  • Weight loss method, not proven successful for long-term
  • Adds spiritual dimension to physical cycle of eating and resting
  • Newer research on health benefits (routine & periodic)
Benefits of Fasting
  • Feel real hunger
  • Sympathize with starving people
  • Appreciate physical appetites
  • Increase gratitude for food
  • Serve constructively with food/money not used
  • Dr. Ben Horne, IHC: less heart disease, less diabetes, lower cholesterol
Volumetirics Eating Plan-

Eatrightamerica.com
Nutrient Density Chart

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