#133 Bariatric-Friendly Foods that Fill You Up not Out
HOST: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Dr.
Susan Mitchell
Did you just have lunch? Are you still hungry? Have you noticed you’re hungry a lot lately and don’t feel satisfied? It’s true that some foods make you feel more full than others and this feeling of fullness is called satiety. How about some bariatric-friendly foods that will help you fill up, but not fill you out?
Recipe and podcast mentioned in episode:
EP 127 Can you really eat carbs?
Speaking of information valuable for your journey, bariatric psychologist Dr. Connie joins me in two weeks to talk about relationships. You’ve asked in the facebook group and you want to know how relationships, especially marriages, change after surgery. We’ll dig into it.
Why are you still hungry after a meal when you feel like you should be satisfied? Our wonderful bodies can be complicated and several factors can affect your hunger. The type of foods you select definitely affect how satisfied you feel and they also play another role in the production of hormones that affect hunger. In fact, the macronutrients protein and carbs affect the production of neurotransmitters or brain chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin that then affect appetite.
This episode covers:
Obesity as a disease
Ghrelin and leptin hormones and appetite
GLP-1 drugs: Wegovy and Ozempic
Foods that fill you up
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