[Honma Dekka!? TV] Let's Get Rid of That New Year's Weight Gain! (Part 2)
Now that the New Year holidays are over, many of you may feel that the clothes you haven't worn in a while feel tight, or that you've gained some weight.
This time of year, which continues with events from Christmas onwards, is a difficult season for dieting due to the combination of excessive calories and lack of exercise.
However, rushing into extreme fasting is a recipe for rebounding and carries the risk of harming your health.
Therefore, in this article, I would like to introduce some methods that are as painless as possible, which were also featured on Honma Dekka!? TV.
This is the second part.
↓Click here for Part 1↓
Did you know that eating discolored nori (seaweed) can help eliminate metabolic syndrome?
Mouse experiments have shown that “porphyran,” a type of fermentable dietary fiber found in discolored nori (a pale, gold-like color), has effects that prevent obesity and diabetes.
*This is different from nori that has discolored (reddish-brown) due to long-term storage at home.
In that case, the discoloration is usually due to moisture, and it does not mean the dietary fiber has increased.
The reality is that discolored nori is often discarded without reaching the market or is used in processed products, but it seems that some are being sold at a slightly better price to make effective use of it.
When the porphyran contained in discolored nori is broken down by gut bacteria, it balances bile and reduces ceramide, which is a “switch for storing fat,” potentially preventing obesity and diabetes.
In other words, nori may help you build a body that is less prone to gaining weight.
It means that nori might help you build a body that is less prone to weight gain.
Perhaps because Japanese people have traditionally eaten nori, many of us possess the gut bacteria that metabolize seaweed. (About 90% of Japanese people have it, while only about 15% of non-Japanese people do.)
This might be an effective method for Japanese people.
Although these research results are still based on animal experiments, it is possible that traditional Japanese food, including nori, plays a part in why the prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease is low among Japanese people globally.
There are also high hopes that discarded nori will be put to good use.
However, eating too much nori may affect the thyroid, an organ located in the throat area.
The iodine contained in nori serves as a raw material for hormones produced by the thyroid gland.
However, if the amount becomes excessive, the body decides, “This is dangerous, too much hormone is being produced!”
and conversely, it stops the synthesis of thyroid hormones.
Since there is a risk of causing thyroid dysfunction in this way,
it is better to limit your intake to the recommended daily amount of iodine for adults set by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, which is about 0.13 milligrams (roughly one large sheet of dried nori).
It's not the case that the more you eat the better, so please use appropriate portions.
Time-restricted eating vs. Calorie restriction: Is the weight loss effect almost the same!?
It is no exaggeration to say that these are the two most popular diets: calorie restriction and time restriction.
Which one has a stronger diet effect???
A conclusion has been reached.
An experiment was conducted tracking 90 people for one year to compare them.
A. Group with time-restricted eating only from 12:00 to 20:00
B. Group with 25% calorie restriction only
C. Group with eating time of 10 hours or more and no calorie restriction
A and B both had about the same weight loss effect.
By the way, in this experiment, observations were also made regarding mood fluctuations and quality of life, but neither method had much of an impact, meaning these are diets that can be done with a relatively calm mind.
Since time restriction naturally reduces total calorie intake by limiting the time, it might be suitable for people who find it painful to restrict the things they want to eat.
When you want to reduce the amount you eat, does just repeating the image of eating lead to a 'reduction in actual intake'!?
By utilizing the brain's sense of satisfaction through imagination, there is a possibility that you can naturally reduce your intake.
I will introduce an experiment conducted in the United States.
1: Imagine eating a lot of chocolate
2: Imagine eating only three pieces of chocolate
3: Imagine something unrelated to food, such as making a payment
When we examined how much chocolate they actually ate in each case, the people who imagined eating a large amount actually ate less.
In the experiment, they repeated the imagination about 30 times.
The reason why this happens is that imagining eating preempts the sense of satisfaction, lowering the actual desire.
The point is that you won't be satisfied just by imagining or looking at food, soimagine the act of eating and the taste of the food in detail.
Detailed imagination is a 'quasi-experience' (an experience equivalent to a real experience) for the brain, and the brain feels as if it has eaten and becomes satisfied, allowing you to reduce actual eating behavior.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1195701
There is also another experiment that observed the brain.
When looking at the brain with an MRI while imagining eating, it shows a reaction very similar to when actually eating, and it has been found that the parts of the brain responsible for appetite and taste are activated just as they are when eating.
https://www.nips.ac.jp/fmritms/publications/2004/Kobayashi2004.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Instead of suppressing the urge to eat, a new approach of preemptively satisfying the brain is also effective for dieting.
An all-you-can-eat buffet in your brain is definitely worth a try.
How was it?
In this modern age where there is so much delicious food, isn't dieting a familiar word for everyone?
Of course, maintaining an ideal weight is also very important for your health.
The key to doing it without strain is to find a method you can continue.
Please try to find a method that suits you!