YSK to lose weight, fill up with foods low in caloric density and high in fiber, like fruits and vegetables. This can trigger satiety without the overload of calories and beats going hungry long term.

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YSK to lose weight, fill up with foods low in caloric density and high in fiber, like fruits and vegetables. This can trigger satiety without the overload of calories and beats going hungry long term. - Lemmy.World

Why YSK: many countries [https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight] have issues with weight, such as mine with 74% [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm] of US adults being overweight or obese. The global weight loss industry is over $200 billion [https://wifitalents.com/statistic/weight-loss-industry/] yearly, with many influencers, pills, and surgeries promising quick results with little effort. These often come with side effects, or don’t work long term. Studies suggest filling yourself with foods low in caloric density and high in fiber, like fruits [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19413705/] and vegetables [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6266069/], can help reach and maintain a healthy weight. It’s good to have these foods available in our living spaces to make the choice easy. Your taste buds will likely adapt [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523120995] to love them if you’re not there yet.

Certain fruits can be very high in sugars, also not a great idea. Focus more on veggies
A family member was eating nothing but fruit and really messed himself up. I forget exactly what happened but he lost muscle control on one side of his body.
I am always teetering on the edge of doing this, not because I think it’s a good idea, but just because I really, truly love fruit…