Four Hidden Causes of Overeating
So we all know that there's no mystery to weight gain and that if we eat more calories than we need, we'll get fatter — it's simple science.
The art, however, lies in knowing what causes us to overeat in the first place and doing something about it. Of course, there are a great many reasons why we over-consume: everything from boredom and loneliness through to stress, low self-esteem and plain old bad habits - but what about the hidden overeating triggers that lurk within your home or work?
Here are just a few of them.
1. Lighting
According to researchers at the University of California, dieters eat more in a dimly lit room than they do in a bright environment so take down the nets, turn up your dimmer switches, pull back the curtains and go easy on all those candle lit dinners for two.
2. Storage
According to Professor Wansink, author of 'Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think', the places that we choose to store our food can have a big effect on our fatness. Placing healthy foods within your line of sight in your fridge will make you three times more likely to eat them. That's because foods we can easily see and access are more likely to be consumed than those that are tucked away. Turn this to your advantage by keeping the fruit bowl in the middle of your kitchen table and a bottle of fresh water topped up in your bag or car at all times.
3. Colour
Believe it or not, something as simple as colour can have a big effect on your appetite. Researchers at the University of Winnipeg found that putting your food on a blue plate or simply adding a blue table cloth to your table will automatically reduce the amount you eat and eating in a blue room reduces calorie intake by over a third.
4. TV
Want to consistently lose two pounds of body fat a month without dieting? You can - just switch off your TV during meal times. Researchers at Cornell University found that eating in front of the box distracts us from recognising when we have had enough, making us far more susceptible to overeating.
Four Hidden Causes of Overeating
So we all know that there's no mystery to weight gain and that if we eat more calories than we need, we'll get fatter — it's simple science.
The art, however, lies in knowing what causes us to overeat in the first place and doing something about it. Of course, there are a great many reasons why we over-consume: everything from boredom and loneliness through to stress, low self-esteem and plain old bad habits - but what about the hidden overeating triggers that lurk within your home or work?
Here are just a few of them.
1. Lighting
According to researchers at the University of California, dieters eat more in a dimly lit room than they do in a bright environment so take down the nets, turn up your dimmer switches, pull back the curtains and go easy on all those candle lit dinners for two.
2. Storage
According to Professor Wansink, author of 'Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think', the places that we choose to store our food can have a big effect on our fatness. Placing healthy foods within your line of sight in your fridge will make you three times more likely to eat them. That's because foods we can easily see and access are more likely to be consumed than those that are tucked away. Turn this to your advantage by keeping the fruit bowl in the middle of your kitchen table and a bottle of fresh water topped up in your bag or car at all times.
3. Colour
Believe it or not, something as simple as colour can have a big effect on your appetite. Researchers at the University of Winnipeg found that putting your food on a blue plate or simply adding a blue table cloth to your table will automatically reduce the amount you eat and eating in a blue room reduces calorie intake by over a third.
4. TV
Want to consistently lose two pounds of body fat a month without dieting? You can - just switch off your TV during meal times. Researchers at Cornell University found that eating in front of the box distracts us from recognising when we have had enough, making us far more susceptible to overeating.
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