Skip Seconds by Sipping on Green Tea
Sipping a cup of green tea with a meal may help you feel more full and less likely to go back for seconds. That’s the conclusion of Swedish researchers, who compared the post-meal effects of green tea with plain water. Their study failed, however, to confirm hopes that the antioxidant-rich tea would also moderate insulin sensitivity or glucose levels, helping to curb diabetes risk. Researchers observed study participants for two hours after a meal, quizzing them on satiety and how full they felt. Not only did participants report feeling more full when accompanying the meal with a cup of green tea, they were also less interested in eating another mouthful of the same food. When washing down the meal with plain water, participants were later more of a mind to go for a second helping.
TO LEARN MORE: Nutrition Journal, January 2010; abstract at
