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Friday, May 27, 2011

What you see is what you get

Dr. Brian Wansink has an article in the May 2011 issue of Nutrition Action titled "Under the Influence". 

In the article Dr. Wansink speaks about his studies concerning various groups of people, who were given different sizes of food, at different locations and how they reacted to the food. 

For example:
  • He gave moviegoers, who had just eaten dinner, either a big bag or a small bag of stale popcorn.  Those given the big bag ate 34% more.
  • He put clear glass dishes of candy either on  a secretaries desk or 6 feet away on a cabinet.  The secretaries consumed 125 more calories from candy when it was on their desk.
  • He did a study with 60 graduate students just before winter break.  He gave them a lecture on external eating cues in which he specifically told them that they would eat more from a big bowl of Chex Mix than from a small bowl.  After winter break he invited those same students to a Super Bowl party and divided them into two rooms and gave them either large or small bowls of Chex mix.  The ones given the large bowls ate 53% more!
So now you know that overeating is mindlessly dependant on external eating cues, AND that you can't avoid being influenced by those external clues even if you are intelligent and motivated. 

So what can you do?  Is it possible to curb the cravings, overeating, and do it sensibly?  YES it is!  Call Mary Beth at Mama Bear Productions for your complimentary Personal Confidential Nutrition Consultation.  The consultations are available in person or on the phone.

Embrace each day versus just showing up. 

Mary Beth
http://www.mamabearproductions.net/

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