The lunch portion of it is the key to slim?

Portions usually affects weight gain. But if you enjoy lunch in huge portions and dinner in small portions, instead it is the key to get a slim body.

A study from the United States proved it. Experts say precisely when the lunch must be eating schedule with the largest portion. While the dinner be filled with small portions and avoid snacking habits.

"The hormone insulin - which regulates blood sugar regulation and converting food into energy - affects a person's body shape of meal portions," said Professor Carl Johnson of Vanderbilt University, as quoted by the Daily Mail.

According to him, the lunch should be enjoyed in large portions because the human body is still active and requires energy. Meanwhile, as the night the day, so the body has to rest any food consumed should not be too much.

"There is a biological clock that controls the metabolism, so eating schedule and portions should be filled as needed," added Professor Johnson's research reported in the journal Cell.

Professor Johnson later said that the mediterranean diet is probably the best type of diet. Because these diets suggest eating lunch in a large portion. Furthermore, one need only dinner in small portions and avoid snacking habits if you want to stay slim and healthy body.

Lack of sleep makes your appetite increase dramatically

If you're trying to lose weight, you should meet the needs sufficient sleep. Because recent studies prove that people who sleep less make his appetite increased dramatically.

The study in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology was conducted by experts from Uppsala University in Sweden. They rather looked at diet adult men who had previously left up all night without sleep.

Respondents were then asked to select the portion you want to eat and snack consumption. As a result, they all do tend to increase the number of portions, instead of choosing foods that can provide energy.

"Respondents also continued to increase the size of the meal at breakfast or schedule your next meal. Means lack of sleep really change drastically their appetite," said lead researcher Pleunie Hogenkamp, ​​as quoted by The Daily News.

Previously, there was also a similar study reported in The American Journal of Human Biology. At that time, the researchers found evidence that the appearance of junk food that is given to the respondents that lack of sleep affects mindset. So the food looks more delicious than usual.

Meanwhile, research in the journal Sleep last year to focus more on the impact of sleep deprivation on men and women. If the men who sleep less appetite increases, women are experiencing a decrease in feeling full.