Marmite is the secret to weight loss

16:00 Thursday, August 7, 2014 News From Ben Leo

Marmite is the secret to weight loss

Scientists have discovered the secret to weight loss and diet control.

Experts from the University of Sussex was the presence of umami - the fifth taste known as - helps reduce appetite, while delicious food.

Umami, delicious in Japanese means, is a protein found in meat and other salty foods such as Marmite, Parmesan cheese and shiitake mushrooms which are found the food's taste.

It is the fifth flavor long after sweet, salty, sour and bitter.

Professor Martin Yeomans was involved in the study at the University of Sussex, based on psychology research Dr. A Masic.

He said: "We know from previous studies, including recent work in Sussex that foods high in protein, they tend better than carbohydrates and fatty foods to satisfy your appetite.

"When the protein satisfactory and umami shows the presence of the protein, in this study, we asked whether the presence of umami is reduced appetite later."

The research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, examined the effects of two common food additives in hunger levels: monosodium glutamate (MSG) and inosine monophosphate (IMP), which is known to produce the umami taste.

They were secretly added to a version with low energy consumption and spiced carrot soup with the same energy as a mixture of proteins and carbohydrates.

Dr. Masic then tested 26 healthy volunteers, how hungry you feel and how much they consume in the subsequent meal.

Improve the umami taste soups found, the amount compared to the same soup without the addition of umami, then consumed the test suggested by the participants to reduce.

Those who ate the soup umami not feel hungry as a result of eating less, said the spokesman for the university.

The effects were stronger umami when consumed in high-energy soup suggest that umami-rich foods can help people with weight problems, to regulate appetite.