Any foods or supplements which will increase appetite?

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Hello,

I was wondering if anybody had experience with certain natural foods or supplements that work to increase one’s appetite.

I’m trying to gain some mass (who isn’t) but I have a pretty fast metabolism and can’t seem to get enough “bricks” to the bricklayer.

I’m eating plenty of meals (6-7 a day) but some days I just don’t feel like eating as much as I should at each meal.

Are there any foods or supplements that work in a manner opposite to things like dexatrim or MD6 (which suppress the appetite)?

Thanks any suggestions.

::: Joe

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pot

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Try anti-histhemine (spelling) ie hey fever medication. When i take them at night, I wake up extremely hungry. It might not work for everyone, but it makes a big difference to me.

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B-12, Tribex, Androsol.

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hetyey225: I don’t think cold hot dogs, “Ho-Ho’s”, Snikers and Cheese Doodles is the type of appetite increase Joe needs!! :)–!

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What are your daily caloric and protein requirements?

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Usually fruit will increase my appetite. Try eating a piece of fruit on an empty stomach, before your meal. For whatever reason fruit always makes me hungry.

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I had a client who was skinny as rails once and I know his probrlem was getting the willpower to eat frequently. I did a little research on the net and was looking up different herbs and found a couple of hits. I can’t remember what herbs exactly, and like anything elseout there, it might work, it might not. The main thing I found in common was that bitter/sour foods or herbs caused an appetite increase in individuals. I never had a chance to try it on my client, because he got too busy with work and stopped training.

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JJ,

On workout days, my daily caloric and protein requirements are pretty high… I’m consuming about 1.5 g/lb protein and my caloric intake is 5750 at my current body weight, (needs to be 6244 for my desired body weight – according to John M Berardi’s caloric requirements article).

I’m 200 lbs, 6% bf (90.9 kg, 85.45kg fat free mass), I do aerobic and anaerobic workouts in addition to lifting because I’m also a competitive athlete.

I could cut the other workouts but that is counter productive to my goals as a competitive athlete.

Thanks for everyone’s suggestions so far.

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Try eating less satiating foods, remember complex carbs, though the best, will stuff you far more quickly, so dabble in the higher GI foods a bit, and you will come to the dinner table hungry.

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Wow, that is a lot of calories. One thing popular among my friends for bulking up is to simply add a few tablespoons of a high-fat high-calorie food to their meals. Like 2tbsp of peanut butter to your morning oatmeal and to one of your shakes, and 2 tbsp. olive oil to your tuna or chicken or salad.
Or butter if you’re not too worried about sat. fats. I think eating 6000 cal a day of clean foods, that is to say low fat, is extremely difficult. You need to throw some fat on there.

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I’ve always heard that pepper stimulates your appetite. Of course if that doesn’t work you could always try Chinese Food.

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there is a prescription drug called oraxin that increases appetite.

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Ever try smoking a doobie? If you’re not averse to that kind of thing, then you’ll see that it works wonders in the area of stimulating appetite.

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I read that fenugreek can be used to stimulate appetite.

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Michael Mooney (who I’m sure you know) says POT or Marinol(pot pills=THC) I’m not being funny it is just the best app stim there is

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THC is effective for appitite stimulation however it is estrogenic and can sap your motivation. There is a drug called PERIACTIN, Ciproheptadine is the actice substance it’s an appitite stimulant, do a web search for it.

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Of course the easy solution is been overlooked, Eat better tasting foods! I don’t know about you but I always have room for Ice cream