If in theory we eat when we are hungry, why sometimes we still eat a lot even though we no longer have more appetite? This question, which will make it daily those who fought the battle against overweight, also question the experts. Large dish, large portion for some psychologists eat much explanation is in the brain. We are a nation of eaters automata. We do so many things during the day when eating much simply we chewing and chewing and chewing, and we eat and eat and eat much, explained Dr. Brian Wansink, scientist specializing in behavior of the laboratory Cornell Food and Brand, which argues that a large part of the population is fed without taking awareness of what you are doing. According to investigations made by the expert, the bigger the dish, more food people are served and then eat a lot more! This leads to that people eat between 25% and 28% more than it should. And he cites the following example: If one serves six ounces of pasta on a plate of eight inches, the portion will seem normal. But if the same amount of paste serve it in a large dish, food seem the entrance, causing the need to eat more.
On the other hand, there are situations that lead to much to eat almost without realizing. For example, those who watch TV during dinner, eat 40% more. Another of the findings of Dr. Wansink refers to the drink: when they serve us drink into short, wide glasses take 76% more than when the vessel is long and thin. This happens because of an optical illusion known as vertical illusion, which leads us to focus our attention on the height, not width, so we tend to serve us more drink in vessels in short (and wide) because we imagine that capacity is less. Everything enters through the eyes the research that Dr. Wansink led not does more than check the popular premise that everything goes through the eyes. In nutrition, this has unhealthy consequences, since we ended up eating much of more.
The stomach registers that we are satisfied just 20 minutes after you finish eating. For this reason, the expert shares a Council to put into practice the next time you attend a buffet: people that they put everything on the plate before sitting down, including the dessert his reaction is to eat much less than 14% less than people who serves little, then returns to serve a second or third time. This if you are invited to a party such that each one comes with his dish to the table and served. If you do not concurres often to these places and you are one of those who always eat at home, deployed plan b: rather than serve in a large dish, begins to use the dessert dishes. Your tendency will be eat lot mrenos, almost 30% less! Why are you fat or fat?
