Myth or truth?

bethdisdel3
bethdisdel3 Posts: 2
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
It it true that eating an apple 15 minutes before your main meal helps to burn more calories?

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Myth
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    I don't think this could possibly be true.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Myth

    /close thread
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Myth

    /close thread

    But it won't I bet lol
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    WTF myth //double close thread
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    NOPE. Apples don't do that.
  • Paperchains38
    Paperchains38 Posts: 42 Member
    The reason behind this (and i am not saying it is true) is not that it helps burn calories but apples supposedly swell in the stomach helping you feel fuller therefore eating one before a meal is meant to help you eat a little less of what ever is on your plate. I am no scientist so i could not tell you if this is true or not so if any one could put forward any reputable research that could prove or disprove this then that would be great.
  • SomeGirlSomewhere
    SomeGirlSomewhere Posts: 937 Member
    No, but it might fill you up and therefore cause you to consume fewer calories when eating your meal.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Paperchains38 wrote: »
    The reason behind this (and i am not saying it is true) is not that it helps burn calories but apples supposedly swell in the stomach helping you feel fuller therefore eating one before a meal is meant to help you eat a little less of what ever is on your plate. I am no scientist so i could not tell you if this is true or not so if any one could put forward any reputable research that could prove or disprove this then that would be great.

    Even if this was true, it wouldn't help you burn more calories (the question OP was asking). It would simply limit the number of calories you consumed.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    edited March 2015
    Paperchains38 wrote: »
    The reason behind this (and i am not saying it is true) is not that it helps burn calories but apples supposedly swell in the stomach helping you feel fuller therefore eating one before a meal is meant to help you eat a little less of what ever is on your plate. I am no scientist so i could not tell you if this is true or not so if any one could put forward any reputable research that could prove or disprove this then that would be great.

    Water does the same filling up feeling in the stomach before you eat.

  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    But then it's just part of your meal anyway...again I say WTF.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Myth

    /close thread

    But it won't I bet lol

    See :)
  • Quieau
    Quieau Posts: 428 Member
    The claim is based on apples being high in pectin, the stuff used to make jello thick.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Quieau wrote: »
    The claim is based on apples being high in pectin, the stuff used to make jello thick.

    Gelatin (from animal collagen) is what makes Jello thick. Fruit pectin, however, can do something similar.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    If that's the principle, then all soluble fiber would do the trick. Try soaking chia seeds in water and taking that. Or take PGX (Konjac root).
    http://d2vu5pq0idcus6.cloudfront.net/images/Glucomannan_and_Obesity.pdf
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    Eating fiber before a meal can slow digestion, keeping blood sugar more stable afterward, which can help people avoid between meal snacks. So while it's not true that you burn more, it might wind up helping some people eat less overall. Though you'd probably fare better taking a low cal fiber supplement instead, since the apple itself has a lot more calories than say a spoonful of psyllium husk or Metamucil.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Man, I've never even heard this one...

    And no, it won't help you burn more calories.
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