Looking for a natural appetite suppressant? You might not have to go any further than your kitchen. Current research is showing that tomatoes can help curb your appetite, and make you feel more satisfied when you eat.
Tomatoes are tops when it comes to staying trim. The juicy red orbs act as a natural appetite suppressant, making it easy to resist the temptation to snack, according to London’s Daily Mail.
Now research will focus on whether consuming tomatoes changes the levels of ghrelin, an appetite-regulating hormone, in the body, according to the Daily Mail. Lower levels of ghrelin tend to make us feel full.
Regardless of what makes tomatoes stem appetite, they’re worth eating, says nutritionist and licensed nutrition coach Jackie Keller.
“They have fiber, which has a huge effect on satiety,” she says. “Studies show that people who are obese don’t sense when they are full, so tomatoes may somehow magically trigger the mind to do this.”
Cooked tomatoes tend to have more lycopene than raw ones, she notes. And lycopene, according to the Daily Mail, reportedly offers a host of health benefits, from warding off cancer to increasing fertility. Whether they actually are as magical as some nutrition experts believe, tomatoes are a very good source of vitamin C, which helps the body to absorb iron, notes the Mail.
There is no down side to adding tomatoes to your diet. This might be a better option for people with heath issues rather than appetite suppressants such as hoodia gordonii. Tomatoes are safe, while there may be hoodia risks and dangers.