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Carb Cravings

Carb Cravings Women who deny themselves the foods they crave -- particularly carbohydrates -- are likely to end up overeating them, according to a University of Toronto study. For three days, 77 female college students were placed into one of three groups: carbohydrate restriction, protein restriction, or no restriction. Then they were offered croissants, chicken, and cheddar cheese for a supposed taste test. The women who had abstained from carbohydrate foods ate more croissants than did the other groups, but those who had limited their protein intake did not eat more of the protein-rich foods. The reasons are unclear, says Jennifer S. Coelho, the study's lead author, but dieters may benefit from eating restricted foods in moderation, such as a few times a week, rather than cutting them out entirely. Both dieting groups reported an increase in cravings for the forbidden foods, and the group that had prohibited carbohydrates experienced elevated levels of depression.

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The Slow-Eating Diet

The Slow-Eating Diet When people eat more slowly, they eat less. In a study at the University of Rhode Island, 30 healthy-weight women were asked to eat a pasta dish served with water until they felt full. When encouraged to eat quickly, with a large spoon, they consumed 646 calories in

about nine minutes. But another day, when they had smaller spoons