Doctors told which factors predispose people to overeating.
Why do we overeat? Psychologists say that our dietary habits impact the environment, people and what happens to us during the day.
It would seem that we notice every crumb that is in us on a plate, and carefully count the number of calories consumed. But here’s the long-awaited vacation or holidays – and the extra weight returned. It turns out that it’s not just the fact that on holiday we relax and allow ourselves more. There are places, the situation which forces us to overeat. But we do not notice.
1. The air in the plane
In 2010, Lufthansa conducted a study during which found that dry air in the plane dulls our taste buds. It turns out that while on Board the plane, our mucosa swells, as during a cold, which blocks the connection between the mouth and nose. Plus nasal mucosa is dry, which dulls the sense of smell. As a result, our ability to feel the salty taste is reduced by 30%, and sweet – 20%. That is why we, without noticing, eats the whole tray, which is offered for lunch, along with dessert and salty nuts.
To avoid salty and pereslaschennye the airline food, which will give nothing except a feeling of heaviness in the stomach and excess calories, try to eat before the flight. And don’t drink on Board, coffee and tea – they only contribute to dehydration. If the flight lasts more than four hours – along with him on Board bought in the airport for lunch. All the cafés in the duty-free area will pack you a salad or a light lunch in the convenient containers.
2. Loud music in schools
In the mid-1980s researchers from Fairfield University (USA) found that a loud and energetic music in the restaurant increases the rate of chewing by almost a third. And the sooner we chew, the worse chew your food and the more we need to eat to get enough. In fast-food restaurants use this trick for many years – so visitors are encourage to quickly eat and leave, freeing up a table for a new customer.
And here is a fresh study from the University of Brigham young (USA) shows that the better a person can hear as he chews the food, the faster comes a feeling of satiety. And best of all food is digested under quiet instrumental music.
That is why try to eat consciously. Dining in front of the TV (the TV screens in restaurants is also considered), laptop, tablet, even just thumbing through the news feed in mobile, we consume much more food than we need, which inevitably leads to excess weight.
3. A big company
Dr. John de Castro (John M. Castro) from the University of Georgia (USA) in 2000 conducted a study during which found that people tend to overeat in large companies. “Dining with someone, the person eats 33% more than if eating alone,” says John de Castro. – If at the table sat three people, each will eat 47% more than. If four – by 58%, five – 69%, six – 72%. And finally, if sitting at a table more than seven people, it is human nature to eat 96% more of its provisions”.
John de Castro also notes that family meals usually have excessive food but don’t last long. But the dinners with friends usually last for several hours, and the participants of the meal to eat two times more.
So what to do now, to refuse a meal together? Not at all, after all, a meal with friends, family, relatives mean that you have a healthy, happy and harmonious relationship. It is important to think about the amount of food consumed. Do not order the waiter from the salad, main course and dessert. Try to first eat a snack, and then order the next dish. Then you have the chance to dessert you will be satisfied. Another option: you can eat one-third, and the rest to ask for a to-go container.
