These 5 Foods Safely Suppress Your Appetite

Common foods can help control your appetite, keeping you on a natural path toward health and wellness

Research has revealed foods that will leave you more satisfied and full, or will help limit how effectively other foods are turned to fat.Melica/Shutterstock

Being overweight or obese is the result of a complex set of interactions among genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors. And despite the seemingly countless weight-loss diets, strategies, potions, and devices offered to Americans today, it’s important to know that healthy weight loss entails comprehensive lifestyle changes, including a balanced diet.

As part of a natural strategy, you may explore a range of natural herbs, spices, and foodstuffs to suppress or control your appetite in a risk-free way, versus taking appetite suppressant pills that typically come with nasty side effects.

1. Black Pepper

Piper nigrum, commonly known as black pepper, is a highly reputed herb in the traditional Indian medicinal system of Ayurveda. Much of its benefit comes from the component piperine, a bioavailability enhancer and a potential obesity fighter. Pungent spices like black pepper are also appetite suppressing.