What Is the Volumetrics Weight Control Plan?
The Volumetrics Weight Control Plan is a diet program derived, in large part, from research on the energy density of foods. It also highlights the concept of increasing satiety, or feeling full, by choosing certain foods over others. Many people might be attracted to this plan by the claim that they can eat more and weigh less by counting calories. Yet the plan’s focus is not on dieting in order to lose weight quickly. Unlike some other calorie-reduction diet plans, the Volumetrics program emphasizes long-term lifestyle changes. Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., a nutritionist and professor at Pennsylvania State University, created the plan. Dr. Rolls is the author of the books, The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan and The Volumetrics Eating Plan. In them, she explains that energy density is the concentration of calories in a portion of food. Generally speaking, foods with higher energy densities should be avoided.
