Tag: Fullness scale

According to research published in the journal Appetite, it takes approximately 20 minutes for your brain to receive fullness signals from your gut [4]. This delay is why many people struggle with portion control and wonder how do I know if I ate enough, often eating past the point of comfortable fullness.

Over 50% of American adults engage in dieting, a practice that can actively suppress and distort the body's natural appetite signals. This phenomenon makes it crucial for many to relearn how to pick up on hunger cues and practice intuitive eating to foster a healthier relationship with food.

According to a study on chocolate cravings, the desire for specific foods can exist even when you are not biologically hungry. This disconnect highlights a common challenge: knowing how to tell if you're still hungry or not. Distinguishing true physical hunger from emotional cues is a critical skill for developing a healthy relationship with food.