Goodbye to snacking between meals: Nutritionist Jesús Vázquez recommends this daily habit to avoid hunger.

Summer is approaching, and we're redoubling our efforts at the gym to show off our most stylish swimsuits. The problem is that while we're sweating profusely in Zumba, we're still perpetuating one of the most harmful habits if we want to lose weight: snacking between meals . Is it really a sugar deficiency ? Can it be avoided? Nutritionist Jesús Vázquez answered this question in a TikTok video.

Dr. Vázquez has a TikTok profile followed by nearly 80,000 people where he shares reflections and practical advice on how to take better care of your diet and how to curb unhealthy habits that can negatively impact your weight. Those trying to manage those extra pounds know that snacking between meals is one of their worst enemies. But is it an inevitable habit?

How to delay the urge to snack

Vázquez makes it clear on his social media that the supposed need we feel to eat between meals is entirely a mental creation . That is, many people claim to feel weak and even dizzy at certain times of the day , when what's really happening, according to this expert, is a "slight drop in blood sugar" that triggers an alert in the body.

The nutritionist assures that if we postpone that urge to snack , the body will look elsewhere for a solution. "It's not a physical problem," he emphasizes, and therefore "it will set the machinery in motion to draw energy from our stores ." The crux of the matter is when that call arises : are we busy, are we bored?

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This expert has a very clear answer: if we constantly feel the need to snack , it's because we're bored . Thus, he invites his followers to think about "how many times you look at the clock and realize you've spent the entire morning or afternoon working and haven't even noticed how hungry you are." When we're busy , that call either doesn't appear or is easily postponed. Therefore, Vázquez offers practical advice: " You have to do something different : brush your teeth, get out of the house..."

These small actions should be complemented by a healthy diet and correcting habits that help us avoid snacking so easily. Thus, if the problem is the time between breakfast and lunch , the Spanish Heart Foundation recommends "having a complete breakfast, planning your menu in advance, and dividing your meals into at least five servings ."

References

Spanish Heart Foundation (sf) Diet for obesity . https://fundaciondelcorazon.com/nutricion/dieta/1266-dieta-obesidad.html

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