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8 healthy ways to suppress junk food cravings

February 26, 2015 3:24 PM

Learn how to curb your longing for food that is not good for your body with the healthy tips below.

We will struggle with cravings, the good news is they are not your fault!

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It turns out that our hormones cause our cravings, and hormones are the messengers that influence how we feel, what we want, and how fast our body stores fat.

When our stomachs are empty, they produces a hormone called ghrelin that causes hunger which sabotages our weight loss efforts. If you let yourself go hungry, your cravings will be too intense to resist!

Therefore, the trick is to stay full by eating wholesome foods that suppress your appetite and avoiding junk foods like a plague.

Here are eight healthy tips on suppressing junk food cravings.

Try these tips and your body will thank you eventually.

Inemesit Udodiong Inem Udodiong is the Entertainment Editor. A movie buff, film critic with a core interest in African cinema, and wellness. Reach her via inem.udodiong@pulse.ng

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