Satiety is linked to the satisfaction of a need or desire.
Satiety is a concept that derives from satiĕtas , a Latin word. The notion refers to the sensation that occurs when excessively satisfying a certain desire or need .
For example: “The old man ate for hours without reaching satiety” , “Nutritionists always try to make their patients more satiated and less hungry” , “There are writers who correct and correct their stories until they are satiated” .
Concept of satiety
Typically, the idea of satiety is associated with eating. A person reaches satiety when their body no longer demands food . Satiety, in this sense, appears when the body does not require more nutrients .
When a person follows a special diet to lose weight, the goal is usually to achieve satiety with a smaller amount of food (or with less caloric foods). This translates into the intake of less food without the individual feeling what we commonly call hunger or appetite due to this loss.
There are diets that aim to achieve satiety with less caloric foods.
Some tricks
As mentioned above, the objective of many weight loss diets is to achieve satiety through the consumption of the smallest amount of food possible, or through products with low calorie content. Let's see below some of the most effective tricks to achieve this state:
- Maintain a fixed schedule for meals. This is one of the fundamental points, since it prevents us from the feeling of spontaneous hunger typical of people who eat at all hours. On the other hand, it also makes satisfaction more intense after each intake.
- Eat slowly and in small portions, taking the time to properly chew each bite and savor it. This must also go hand in hand with conscious eating, to eat only the amount we need and avoid dishes that are heavy or difficult to digest.
- Actively ask ourselves halfway through each meal if we have reached satiety. This is especially difficult when we are in front of our favorite dish, and that is why it is important to force ourselves to stop and think about whether we really want to continue eating.
- Avoid distractions , such as television, music or newspapers. Nutrition specialists assure that these external stimuli threaten the correct perception of satiety. Likewise, when we eat with other people, it is recommended to take breaks for conversations.
- Incorporate raw green leafy vegetables into meals. These foods offer us many benefits, since in addition to their low calorie content they also increase the feeling of satiety.
- Especially for lovers of good food, it is important to have a "feast" once in a while. If we resolve to take care of ourselves at meals without exception for well-defined periods and reward ourselves periodically, it becomes much easier to accept limits.
- Do not continue eating out of shame if we are in a meeting . There are people who, due to insecurity, continue eating despite having reached satiety, simply because they fear the reaction of others or because they do not know what to do until others have finished.
Other uses of the notion of satiety
Satiety can also be linked to other needs or desires . A teenager can watch hours and hours of a television series until satiety (that is, until they no longer have the desire to continue watching the series in question). A journalist, for his part, can reread his articles several times until he reaches satiety and considers that he no longer has to correct them.
In some cases, satiety is considered as something that has already tired or exhausted : “The project has been talked about ad nauseam, it is time to leave the words behind and take action.”