Good news for
the spinach lovers or for the ones who want to gain less from the fatty foods.
This has been found in a research that spinach has the capacity of slowing down
fat digestion and this leads to less hunger and food craving especially in men.
When the fat in the body digests slowly, less space is vacated in the body and
the stomach and the craving for food tendency too occurs lately. Researchers
are of the opinion that this reaction is seen more in the men than women and
this is indeed good news for the spinach eating men.
This is found
that the extract of thylakoids found in spinach encourages the release of
satiety hormones and this is very beneficial in controlling hunger. The
researchers had conducted the test on Sixty people (30 men and 30 women) who
are overweight or obese people. They were provided to either consume the
spinach extract or a placebo in random order at least a week apart and the results
showed that the spinach extract containing thylakoids increased satiety over a
two-hour period compared to a placebo.
A previous study
had found that, in women, a reduced urge for sweets was significant after a
single dose of the spinach extract and the reduced urge for sweets was
sustained throughout the study.
There were no
differences in plasma lipids and energy intake at dinner but men showed a trend
toward decreased energy intake. “Thylakoid consumption may influence
gender-specific food craving,” the authors said.
The Journal of
the American College of Nutrition published details on the research.
