Controversial Flavor Diet May Be Key To Weight Loss
Obesity researcher Dr. David Katz says the way to lose weight is to limit flavors. Katz thinks flavor-themed meals - an apple day, for example, or a sesame day, even an occasional chocolate day is the real deal.
The theory and practice are detailed in Katz’s new book, “The Flavor Point Diet,” based on a little-publicized phenomenon called sensory-specific satiety. That is the term used to describe the way food becomes less palatable when enough of it is eaten. Adding a new flavor renews the process, numerous studies have shown.
Katz, 42, medical contributor to ABC News and a nutrition columnist for Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, tested the diet on 20 people for 12 weeks and said they lost an average of more than 16 pounds. [Controversial Flavor Diet May Be Key To Weight Loss]