Eat better but eat more? The amount of food is often among the culprits designated in the occurrence of theobesity. It would seem, according to a new American study, published in Journal of the Association for Consumer Researchthat with a Healthy eating, the consumer tends to be less careful about portions. The reason ? Healthy foods would be perceived as less satiating.
The American researchers carried out three experiments:
In the first, 50 undergraduate students were asked about the difference between the concept of “healthy” and “satisfying”.
In the second, 40 students ate a cookie, a sugary, fatty and therefore unhealthy food.
In the third, 72 students ordered food before watching a movie and their food intake was observed.
Prejudices that can make you fat
Verdict: the three small experiments tend to prove that people tend to associate the concept of healthy food with good for health but not very filling. A prejudice that can end up weighing heavily on the scales. For good reason, the quantity counts as much as the nature of the food in thebalanced diet.
The researchers therefore recommend consuming healthy products in moderation by choosing more healthy but satisfying products. Morality, if you have a craving for a snack, perhaps it is better to eat a banana or a handful of almonds, rather than an apple or 0% yogurt.
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