Satiety — The Art of Feeling Full
August 3, 2006 by Heather R.
Filed under Women's Health
If you’re looking for some tips on living healthy, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei has been blogging a “Hearty Habits” series at A Hearty Life, and she interviewed me for today’s tip #8. You can see what I came up with here.
I didn’t realize there’s actually a word for this: satiety. In this article, I learned certain foods help you feel full more than others. For example, people say oatmeal helps you feel full because it “sticks to your ribs.” But if you eat a doughnut in the morning — a couple hours later, you’re starving again.
Here’s why, according to Susanna Holt, PhD, who developed a satiety index using popular foods and ranking them compared with a slice of white bread (100). She claims oatmeal has a satiety level of 209, while a doughnut’s rank is 68. Aha! I’ll be studying this fine art of eating.
Satiety was a new word for me too. Supposedly items that are high in protein and fibre have you feeling full for longer. So if you’re watching your weight the satiety rules may be a good read! i think it’s overthinking food.
am not sure, erica. i thing it’s the carbs that makes you feel full longer, like potatoes and pasta. if i eat fish (which is practically just protein), without anything else, i feel hungry again after
a while. but i agree with fiber. wholegrain and leafy veggies make one feel full longer because it takes an awful long time to digest them, if at all.
I’ve read that the more refined the grain, the faster the body digests it. Therefore, the refined white flour doughnut would be digested much faster than oatmeal. Another reason to stick to whole wheat/ whole grains.