hunger

Ask most people why they eat, and odds are you'll be answered with a quizzical look and something along the lines of an abrupt "Because I get hungry - why else?"

Though the relationship between food and hunger seems to be among the most fundamental exchanges, the truth is that many individuals are inspired to eat - and often impelled to overeat - for complex reasons that have little to do with the status of their stomachs.

Can you eat satisfying portions of food and still take in fewer calories? New research shows you can. Studies suggest that one person eats roughly the same weight of food most days. On average the weight of food an individual eats on a daily basis one week will be quite similar to the weight of food the same individual eats on a daily basis another week. Therefore, if you consume the same poundage or volume of food but with fewer calories than usual, you will lose weight without feeling hungry.