Soup & Weight Loss

Soup may be your best friend when it comes to losing those extra pounds but not because there is some kind of magic power in soup.

Pennsylvania State University did a study for five weeks with 60 participants; soup was serve as a starter the first four weeks. In this study researchers used a light vegetable soup with more broth than vegetables. After eating the soup there was a 15 minute waiting period before serving the main meal; the fifth week of the study no soup was served before the meal.

When the participants ate soup before eating the main meal they consumed 15 to 20% fewer calories. In case you are curious lunch was pasta-cheese tortellini in tomato sauce.

Of course the reason the soup worked is because the participants started to feel satisfied before the pasta arrived so therefore eat less pasta.

Important to remember: The soups used in this study were all made-in-house and none with heavy cream.

Bottom Line: It is thought that eating soup as a starter at least four times a week could lead to a substantial weight loss. Soup is certainly much safer and cheaper than weight loss pills.   

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