And while people of normal weight average 25 billion to 35 billion fat cells, obese people can inherit a billowing 135 billion. Luckily, some physiological fudge factors can play to our advantage. Fill up, not out, with these discoveries. Science says you'll burn it off better if you ate breakfast this morning. Reach for wet foods, such as a juicy apple or a cup of soup, instead of a dry granola bar or a bag of popcorn.
Recent experiments show that water content within foods plays a critical role in weight control.
Dehydration stimulates the appetite, and eating foods with high water content makes you feel full better than drinking water to wash down dry foods with the same calorie count. Even though fat is calorie-dense, don't eliminate it. It adds flavor, and if fat intake goes too low, biochemical systems trigger intense pig-out cravings. Make yours mono and you may end up eating fewer calories. So put olive oil on your toast instead of butter or margarine.