Healthy products: an easier tendency to overconsumption!
An American experience is, once again, scrutinized. It could update new and new behavior on the part of the consumer.
According to this study, when food is healthy, people eat more . Certainly because it would satisfy less than a hamburger, a cone of fries or a pizza. What about?
Facts revealed by a study
Publications of scientific studies concerning obesity are numerous. The latest is relayed in the United States in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research (1) . The report is disturbing. Indeed, in terms of overweight, it is no longer enough to modify one’s eating habits but more to be kept informed of the “side effects” of these. American scientists are therefore alerting us to a new way of eating which, according to them, would not allow us to lose weight. Far from it !
Some explanations
When we eat, it is the feeling of satiety that tells us that we have eaten enough. It is the signal that allows us to stop our food intake. It has already been demonstrated that the quality of the kilocalories influences this feeling of satiety (2) . You should know that carbohydrates, fibers and proteins quickly trigger this signal. For several months, nutritionists and specialized sites have been advising to choose these nutrients to avoid absorbing unnecessary kilocalories . In addition, vegetables were acclaimed to be eaten in large quantities with the aim, always the same, of feeling full.
where the shoe pinches
The solution is therefore not in the quantity but in the quality of his meals. Since less satiating products, such as vegetables, require more quantity to feel the signal of satiety, the consumer compulsively eats impressive quantities of green beans, spinach or soup.
Scientists decide to “put the kibosh” by denouncing this mode of food. For them, ingesting low-calorie products in large quantities is not really a panacea for weight loss.
A behavioral habit to avoid
Researchers have found that healthy products may contribute to more obesity due to dysfunctional behavior. According to the presentation of the food, it is clear that the consumer’s judgment and behavior is influenced. The researchers invite us not to over-consume healthy products and recommend not to forget nourishing products when the need arises. Through this study, we must realize that sensible and adapted behaviors are, in terms of nutrition, what is necessary.
Common sense again and again
Since we are in a period of good resolutions, all you have to do is rebalance, readapt and rethink your relationship to food . Avoid bad behavior and focus on good ones. Thus, to lose weight in an intelligent way, it is enough to drink half an hour before each meal 10 good mouthfuls of water then to consume, with each meal, proteins (preferably vegetable), a bowl of carbohydrates at noon with a mix of vegetables. These will be served more copiously in the evening while remaining in reasonable quantities. Strongly limit fast sugars, meats and alcohol. Do not forget fruit (as a snack rather than at the end of the meal) and dairy products for calcium.
Eating well is not an end in itself. It is also necessary to adopt, with regularity, a correct lifestyle thanks to the practice of a physical activity adapted to the overweight of the obese people.
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.