What Do We Need To Know To Avoid Overeating?
Author: Karen Lennox
Time for reading: ~1
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
The TV and the kitchen are incompatible. Those who have a TV in their kitchen are less able to control the amount of food they eat, distracted by TV shows.
- The TV and the kitchen are incompatible. Those who have a TV in their kitchen are less able to control the amount of food they eat, distracted by TV shows.
- People who pay more attention to stressful events and TV programs, tragedies and more. they eat 28% more than those who are cheerful, like to laugh and get carried away by funny stories.
- Do not keep food in front of you! Even a shiny package of biscuits, for example, can make you look for something to eat. If it is not time to eat, it is better not to have access to food.
- Psychologists advise to have lunch in the living room, where there is no tempting refrigerator or a tempting bowl of candy. For the same reason, it is better to buy unpeeled nuts. And don't turn on the TV!
- Store the products in boxes or wrapped in foil - this is good not only in terms of hygiene, but also makes food more difficult to access. The more actions and movements you need to do to reach a meal, the more likely you are to give up or not make another attempt at eating .
- Do not use salad bowls and deep plates! It has been proven that the bigger the dish you eat from, the bigger the portion in it and the more it is eaten.
- Learn to eat with chopsticks. This is difficult, slow and not so convenient, but you will not overeat, which happens using a fork or spoon.
- Do not buy different versions of the same product! Studies by American psychologists show that having several varieties of the same food in the refrigerator increases its consumption by an average of 23% .
- Do not underestimate the light! Its quality as well as the ambient temperature also affect the amount eaten. It has been confirmed that in bright light a person consumes significantly less food than eating in low light. Therefore, provide good light when you are at home, and when visiting a restaurant - choose the places by the window.