Diet Volume Eating Trend, Many Eating Patterns Low In Kalori

Illustration of diet (doc. Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio).

JAKARTA - Recently it has gone viral on social media with a volume eating diet trend. On Instagram, there are more than 45 thousand uploads related to the diet trend of volume eating.

Quoted from the New York Post, on Saturday, October 4, 2025, the volume eating diet method is actually nothing new. This diet has been introduced since 2000 by Professor Barbara Rolls of Pennsylvania State University, United States.

This diet is different from the others because it emphasizes eating in large quantities, but still low in calories. This diet focuses on consuming low-calorie foods, but is large in size.

In general, these foods are rich in water, fiber, or even contain air, making the stomach feel full longer without having to add calories.

"The idea is to fill the stomach with low-calorie foods naturally so that there is less room for food that can disrupt the diet," said a nutritionist, Shyla Cadogan.

In the volume of eating, food is divided into two categories. First, high-volume foods or foods that can be eaten in large quantities, such as watermelons, lettuce, oranges, spinach, egg whites, to berries.

Second, low-volume foods, which are high-calorie foods that must be limited. Some of them are oil, dry fruit, honey,ferredsureru, nuts, and cheese.

If done properly, the volume of eating can help lose weight. Fiber-rich high-volume foods will make you full longer so as to reduce the possibility of eating excess which can increase weight.

Not only that, the volume of eating also helps a person to eat more vegetables and fruit. This forces a person to adopt healthy meals so that fast food can be reduced.

However, that does not mean that the volume of eating does not have a risk. There is a possibility of digestive disorders because with a volume of eating, the body usually consumes a lot of fiber.

"High-volume food is often high in fiber. If there are too many, it can cause bloating, digestive disorders, and even lack of certain micronutrients," he said.

Therefore, it is important to continue to insert high-calorie foods, as long as the portion is reasonable and does not become the main menu of food when applying the volume of eating.

"Adding a little olive oil, or spices to food can still be included in the volume of eating," said Shyla.