Dieting - Chinese Food & Appetite

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Why do I feel hungry after dining on Chinese?

Chinese foods incorporate a lot of rice, vegetables and sodium. The combination can lend an overstuffed feeling which quickly dissipates, leaving an individual feeling as ravenous as they were stuffed only a short time ago. Here's why:

- Because rice is a high glycemic food, it is quickly utilized by the body.

- Vegetables that are common in Chinese cookery tend to be gassy and like rice, are very filling - often rendering that bloated look and feel. Like rice, most veggies don't hold mystic satiety powers.

- Sodium creates a formula for water retention, and can promote swelling in the body.

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