{"id":13048,"date":"2025-01-22T06:17:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13048"},"modified":"2025-01-22T06:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:17:28","slug":"a-nutritionist-explains-the-difference-between-hunger-and-cravings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13048","title":{"rendered":"A Nutritionist Explains the Difference Between Hunger and Cravings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Making sure that you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/nutrition\/healthy-eating\/heres-the-number-of-calories-youll-need-to-drop-in-order-to-live-longer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don\u2019t overdo your caloric intake is simple math,<\/a> but sticking to the plan is a real challenge. Feelings of hunger are not easy to ignore, but what is the difference between genuine hunger and cravings? Nutritionist Alan Aragon has the answer and shares three ways to win your long-term weight management goals.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve tracked your caloric intake all day and know that you are on a deficit or hitting your maintenance number, then a pang in your stomach for a slice of pizza at 9.30 p.m. is the last thing you need, but what about your muscle gains? If your body is telling you to consume food then ignoring that feeling will lead to muscle loss, right?<\/p>\n<p>Wrong, says Aragon, who has a Master\u2019s degree in Human Nutrition and is one of the most trusted evidence based fitness experts on the internet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDhiuKSxt96\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aragon took to Instagram recently<\/a> to differentiate hunger versus cravings and explains that cravings are rarely about feeding the muscle but much more often about appeasing the mind.<\/p>\n<h2>The Difference Between Food Hunger and Cravings<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cFood hunger and cravings are not the same thing,\u201d he shares. \u201cHunger can influence the intensity of food craving, but food craving is very food specific. So, hunger can be satisfied by eating pretty much any food just filling the stomach. Craving, on the other hand, can typically only be satisfied with certain food or a certain type of food. Whether it\u2019s a sweet type of dessert food or some sort of savory, greasy, crunchy snack.\u201d The take home message here is that hunger can be satisfied with any food including healthy ingredients, while cravings typically involve trying to tempt you to the dark side and eat those stodgy, salty, and energy dense foods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, contrary to popular belief, cravings rarely happen because of some sort of nutritional deficiency,\u201d says Aragon, and this means that giving in to cravings will rarely help your fitness or weight loss goals. But if cravings threaten to derail our health, why do we get them?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood cravings are the result of conditioned responses to environment what reinforce the positive emotions and positive psychological state that you associate with a given food,\u201d explains Aragon. \u201cLike watching your favorite television show and what you happen to be mindlessly eating.\u201d Aragon says that cravings likely won\u2019t stop due to self-deprivation however, and that totally abstaining from the snacks that make you feel good could have a rebound effect later down the line. \u201cSo that kind of goes against the narrative that we should avoid foods,\u201d he suggests. \u201cBecause that will only increase (your) cravings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aragon says that the reason people often regain weight after a period of being lighter is due to losing their ongoing battle with cravings. Okay, so if food cravings are a fact of life, how can we build a better relationship with them?<\/p>\n<h2>How To Manage Your Food Cravings<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cInstead of thinking how to completely overcome of stamp out cravings, I would rather think of it in terms of how to best manage the reality of food cravings,\u201d concludes Nutritionist Alan Aragon. Here are three sensible steps to manage your cravings for a healthier diet.<\/p>\n<h3>Design a diet that satisfies your appetite<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, design your diet so that it is a high satiety diet,\u201d advises Aragon. Aim for meals containing high protein and fiber content as these will make you feel fuller for longer. Aragon says you should be aiming for whole-foods or minimally refined meals as these will have a greater tendency to satisfy your appetite.<\/p>\n<h3>Make swaps for success<\/h3>\n<p>Aragon encourages you to take a hard look at the foods that you typically crave, and see what you can swap them out with, for example dates are sweet and make for a great substitution for sugary treats. Or perhaps you could stick with the same foods that you crave but search the aisle for lower calorie options instead.<\/p>\n<h3>Reduce the snacks, reduce the rebound<\/h3>\n<p>As Aragon explains, eliminating your favorite snacks in the short-term could cause you to rebel and rack up the weight in the longer-term. Fortunately, you don\u2019t have to completely avoid the foods that you crave. \u201cIt\u2019s not a big deal, just don\u2019t over do it,\u201d says Aragon. \u201cJust don\u2019t have it with a high frequency throughout the week or through the month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more food-based facts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thealanaragon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow Alan Aragon on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/nutrition\/healthy-eating\/a-nutritionist-explains-the-difference-between-hunger-and-cravings\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making sure that you don\u2019t overdo your caloric intake is simple math, but sticking to the plan is a real challenge. 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