{"id":8603,"date":"2019-07-24T05:25:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T05:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/?p=8603"},"modified":"2021-04-21T14:56:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:56:45","slug":"20-simple-tips-to-manage-polyphagia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/20-simple-tips-to-manage-polyphagia\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Simple Tips to Manage Polyphagia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Polyphagia is also often referred to as hyperphagia. These are medical terms for excessive hunger without an obvious cause such as going a long time between meals or participating in strenuous activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The desire to eat does not go away or comes back quickly after eating a meal. While there are times when a person exercises a lot or does not eat enough fiber or protein, which causes a person to be hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when this is the cause of eating a diet full of fiber and protein or reducing the amount of exercise will help ease the hunger pains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A person with true polyphagia may have some type of disease, a neurological disorder, or a genetic disorder that is causing their extreme hunger. Medical attention can help to determine the underlying cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some tips to help manage polyphagia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Protein<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the best things that you can do in order to help ease your feelings of hunger is to add more protein <\/a>to your diet. Adding protein to your diet can help to increase your feelings of being full. It will also help you to eat less during your next meal and can help you to lose weight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One study showed that people who ate more protein for breakfast lost 65 percent more weight and over 16 percent more body fat than those who ate a high carb breakfast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, adding a high amount of protein to your diet can help to prevent the loss of muscle when calories taken in each day are being reduced in order to lose weight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, if you are suffering from polyphagia, increasing the amount of protein in your diet can help with this symptom, which is one of the first signs of diabetes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2. Fiber<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Eating a diet that is high in fiber can be very beneficial. Fiber <\/a>helps to stretch the stomach and slow the emptying rate. It also improves the release of hormones that promote fullness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, fiber can ferment in the bowels. When this occurs it helps to produce short-chain fatty acids, which also will help to promote a feeling of being full. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One study showed that adding fiber-rich foods such as beans, chickpeas, lentils, and peas to your diet can help to increase a feeling of fullness by up to 31 percent when compared to meals that are not based on beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole grains that are rich in fiber can also help to promote feelings of fullness and can reduce hunger. There are few negative effects that have been found to be linked to a diet that is high in fiber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foods that are rich in fiber tend to contain many other important minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants, which can help improve your overall health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3. Choose Solid Foods over Liquids<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Calories <\/a>that come from liquids and those that come from solids can affect a person\u2019s appetite in different ways. Solid foods require a person to chew more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will provide more time for the signal of fullness to reach the brain. This extra chewing allows solid foods to stay in contact with the taste buds for a longer period of time. This can help to promote a feeling of being full. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are some wonderful protein shakes out there that can provide the body with many great nutrients, drinking these may cause a person to compensate at their next meal by eating even more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the act of chewing and eating foods that are high in protein and fiber that can often be the most beneficial when it comes to the symptoms of diabetes and polyphagia. If you are constantly feeling hungry, try choosing a snack that is high in protein to help keep you feeling full for longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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4. Coffee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are many health benefits associated with drinking coffee<\/a>. Not only can coffee provide you with benefits to your sports performance and overall health, but it may also help to decrease your appetite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research has shown that coffee helps to increase the production and release of PYY. This is a hormone that is created in the gut and promotes a feeling of being full. Scientists believe that an increase in the levels of PYY plays an important role when it comes to determining how much you will eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decaffeinated coffee has been found to cause the highest reduction in feeling hungry. The effects of decaffeinated coffee can last for about three hours after being consumed. It is important to note that there needs to be more studies done in order to determine exactly why and how this works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, drinking a cup of coffee in the morning with a high protein breakfast can help to decrease your hunger throughout the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5. Water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are numerous reasons why you should be drinking water <\/a>if you are not already. First, your body needs water in order to function properly. If you are not drinking enough water your body becomes dehydrated and dehydration can lead to many different health problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drinking water before a meal can help to decrease your hunger during the meal. It has been found that people who drink two cups of water right before eating a meal will eat about 22 percent less than those who do not drink any water before their meal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drinking about 500 ml of water is a sufficient amount to help stretch out the stomach enough so that it sends fullness signals to the brain. It is important to note that water empties from the stomach quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, it is best to make sure that you drink water as close to your meal as possible in order to feel full for longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6. Think about what you Eat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In normal conditions, your brain knows when you are full and when you are hungry. However, if you eat too fast or when you are distracted, it can make it hard for your brain to know when you are hungry or full. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help solve this problem it is important to make sure that you eliminate distractions when you are eating and really focus on the food that you are taking in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you slow down and truly consider what you are eating, it can help to increase the pleasure experienced during the meal. When you are experiencing more pleasure during your meal, you will focus more on the quality of the food rather than how much of the food that you are eating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being aware of what you are ingesting can help to reduce behaviors of binge eating. It also allows your brain <\/a>the time it needs to realize that you are full, which can help to lower your appetite.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7. Eat some Dark Chocolate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is thought that the bitter taste of dark chocolate can help to decrease your appetite. It can also help to diminish your cravings for something sweet. It is believed that the stearic acid that helps to slow down digestion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This can increase your feelings of fullness. It has also been found that sometimes even just smelling some dark chocolate <\/a>can help to diminish your appetite and your cravings for sweets as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to being able to help a person feel full, dark chocolate has been found to have many other health benefits as well. The full effects of dark chocolate and appetite are not fully known and there needs to be more research conducted to determine some of the reasons why dark chocolate can help to alleviate feelings of hunger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with anything, dark chocolate should be used in moderation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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8. Ginger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are many reasons that you should add some ginger to your diet. There are many proven health benefits of eating ginger<\/a>. Some of these benefits include reducing nausea, helping ease muscle pain, reducing inflammation of the joints and in the body, and improving blood sugar levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, it has been found that ginger can also help to reduce hunger. The study that was conducted on the effects of ginger and hunger was quite small and there needs to be more research done on this root. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you are suffering from polyphagia and looking for a natural way to try to control your hunger pains, adding some ginger to your diet on a regular basis may be just the right thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can make ginger tea to drink or add some grated ginger to your meal. Fresh ginger provides the most health benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n

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