This habit of a kitchen can make you eat too much, a new study indicates
The good news is that you can turn it into a healthy habit.
The daily task ofprepare Or even watch the other preparation meals on a kitchen show could increase how much you eat after, according to a study published in the newspaperAppetite.
The researchers recruited 80 women and attributed them to one of the four groups: the active preparation of the food of a cheese film, looking at a video of someone who makes a cheese film, making a distracting activity like coloring and a control group. Then all groups have been invited to eat wrap. (In touch:100 recipes the easiest you can do)
They found that those who had been involved in the manufacture or surveillance of the snack preparation have eaten more than participants in the other two groups, and also expressed more hungry in advance than participants in coloring and control.
The tendency to consume more could be a good thing, says the co-author of the study, Jane Ogden, PhD, professor of health psychology at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Although eating too much would be a problem if you make unhealthy foods or you look at cooking emissions from these types of food - for example, a show like "cake boss" or "cupcake wars" - it would actually be beneficial if You are focused on making healthy meals.
For example, you may be able to increase your consumption of beneficial foods like dark green vegetables,cruciferous vegetablesand fat fish if you prepare them yourself, compared to having them in aFrozen meal or take away.
"This indicates that there is a link between attention and hunger, as well as food consumption," says Ogden."The preparation of active foods and the monitoring of food being prepared have resulted in increased motivation to eat. If you want to adopt healthier eating behavior, you can take advantage of better habits. »
Another premium, she adds, is that previous research indicates that it works very well with the children, which means they involve meal preparation, even with food they claim to hate - can no Only increase their motivation to eat them, but are also likely to make them try new foods.
This is true to also watch healthy cooking shows, in the same way as it benefits adults. A study published last year in theJournal of Nutrition Education and Behavior findThese children are twice as likely to eat healthy food if they watch shows where these foods are presented.
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