Apples???

Hi,
Has anyone heard the scuttlebut about eating an apple before a meal is suppose
to help you lose more weight? Is this fact or fiction?

Carey

On 13 Oct 2003 21:28:23 GMT, (Carey1003) wrote:

Hi,
Has anyone heard the scuttlebut about eating an apple before a meal is suppose
to help you lose more weight? Is this fact or fiction?

I guess it would help you lose weight if you then ate less meat, rice
or starchy veges etc because the apple has filled you up. I'd rather
just watch my portion sizes and save the apples for snacks.

--
Erin in NZ
125/89.5/75 kgs
275.3/197.1/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves"
Sir Edmund Hilary

Here's the article I found:

Apple Study Suggests Weight Loss Possibilities
Winchester Star Staff Report

Everyone's heard an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now, there is
research that says an apple or pear eaten before meals actually can
keep the calories away, too.

Research from Brazil shows that women who added an apple or pear to
their diets actually melted pounds away faster.

Findings were recently published in Nutrition, the international
journal of applied and basic nutritional sciences.

Researchers from the State University of Rio de Janeiro studying the
impact of fruit intake on weight loss report that overweight women who
ate just 300 grams of apples or pears lost more weight on a
low-calorie diet than women who didn't add fruit to their diets. In
addition, the fruit eaters ate fewer calories overall, boosting their
weight loss efforts.

Researchers suggested several theories as to why apple and pear
consumption might promote weight loss. First, fruits like apples and
pears have a relatively low calorie count compared to non-fruit foods.
Second, research has shown that eating a high-fiber diet promotes
feeling fuller for a longer time after eating. Apples and pears are
both important sources of fiber, delivering 5 grams per medium-size
apple and 4 grams per medium-size pear.

Research also has established that eating a high-fiber diet decreases
total caloric intake, thus contributing to weight loss. In other
words, eating a high-fruit diet tends to make it more difficult to
overeat, because eating a lot of dense fruits like apples and pears
crowds out other foods.

The Brazilian study involved overweight women with high cholesterol.
Thirty-five subjects were followed for 12 weeks.



(Carey1003) wrote in message ...
Hi,
Has anyone heard the scuttlebut about eating an apple before a meal is suppose
to help you lose more weight? Is this fact or fiction?

Carey