From Mindless Munching to Mindful Eating: Nutritionist’s Viral Advice Is Changing Lives

A leading nutritionist has sparked mass controversy with a blunt but startlingly effective weight loss regime: "Don't eat when you're not hungry." Dr. Eric Berg, an expert in healthy ketosis and intermittent fasting, shared this advice on social media, urging people to pay attention to their natural hunger cues rather than eating out of habit or boredom.

 

Dr. Berg explained that eating only when hungry prevents overeating and allows the body's own fat-burning processes to work. "If you're eating when you're not hungry, you get hungry later. If you're not eating, you are burning your own fat, and that's great fuel," he explained. He emphasized it is not caloric cutting or deprivation dieting, but self-awareness and a conscious relationship with food.

 

Exercise professionals and other diet professionals have agreed, citing that successful long-term weight loss isn't a matter of staying on trendy diets but of establishing a consistent calorie deficit—by eating fewer calories or expending more. Other methods, such as drinking water before meals, consuming high protein, and plating food on smaller plates, have also been proposed as a means of reducing hunger and supporting good habits.

 

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This uncomplicated, easy-to-understand advice is attractive to many individuals who desire a sustainable, balanced way of losing weight.

 

Source: Hindustan Times, Economic Times, YouTube (Dr. Eric Berg), Hindustan Times (Amaka's tips)