A recent
study from the University of Surrey in the UK suggests that walking may be a
cue for overeating just as television, laptops and other forms of screen time
are. I’m sure you’re familiar with the tidbit of information that watching
television while eating is linked with overeating. Now it makes sense why my
mother called our television an “idiotbox.” Interestingly enough, walking
triggered much more overeating than television did.
In the
study, 60 female students ate a cereal bar while doing one of three things:
walking a hallway, watching television, or talking with a friend. After eating
the cereal bar, the participants were then told to take part in an unsupervised
taste test. During the taste test, bowls of grapes, carrots and chocolate were
left on the table, and the participants were told to eat “as much as they’d
like.” The researchers found that those previously walking and eating the
cereal bar consumed more snacks in general and around five times more chocolate than other participants.
The
researchers suggest trying to avoid distractions while eating, and to take your
lunch break away from the desk at work. They go on to say that eating away from
the desk causes workers to feel more full and less likely to snack later on.
The key point to take away is the importance of giving our meals attention and
to always be mindful and conscious of what, and how much, we are consuming in
any setting.
See the full article at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/298300.php
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