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There's nothing new about taking in fewer calories to lose weight. What is new in fighting the battle of the bulge is a diet weapon that reduces calorie intake by managing hunger.

It's called "satiety." Not exactly a word that rolls off your tongue. It's a diet and nutrition buzzword for the state of feeling full, one word in a new vocabulary that includes terms like "energy density," "sensory-specific satiety."More...

If you've ever wondered why you fill up on a bowl of oatmeal but can eat before feeling satisfied, the reason is the comparative satiety levels of these foods. Susanna Holt developed a satiety index, reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Taking 240-calorie portions of popular foods, she ranks them according to how they compare with a slice of white bread, which carries a rank of 100. Oatmeal has a high satiety level at 209. Interestingly, a 240-calorie serving of boiled potatoes rank highest at 323, but French fries score just 116.
Weapons for Your Diet Arsenal

Two experts in nutritional research and weight loss talked about their very different approaches to helping people take in fewer calories and lose weight while eating nutritious, balanced meals, and without going hungry.

David L., MD, MPH, a medical correspondent on Good Morning America, management to turn off appetite, described in his new book, The Point Diet: The Delicious Breakthrough Plan to Turn Off Your Hunger and Lose the Weight for Good.

The strategy of Barbara Rolls, author of The Eating Plan and The Weight-Control Plan, substitutes foods that have fewer calories by weight compared with those that are energy dense to feel full on fewer calories.

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