To lose weight, a person can not look for dessert

We should not be seen in the menu desserts, as in the human brain has its own calorie calculator, which are included at this point. This is the conclusion Canadian researchers at the Neurological Institute and Hospital in Montreal.

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Researchers from Canada found that human brain conducts its own analysis of the food, which we see, including and counting calories. The study's authors believe that discovered a previously unknown a mechanism that allows you to determine why a person chooses one or the other food. It turns out that our brains trying to calculate the calorie absolutely any dish, which comes to us in the eye, and he does it unconsciously.

For the study, researchers We invited 29 healthy volunteers who were asked to look at pictures of 50 familiar dishes. The volunteers were asked to rate how much they like each dish on a scale of 1 to 20, and then determine the number of calories   in food. K much to the surprise of scientists study participants fairly accurately identified calorie a variety of dishes, but still expressed a desire to eat them, despite the fact that these products obviously threaten their waist.

"Earlier studies have already shown, that children and adults are choosing high-calorie foods - says the author Research Alan Daguerre. - This contributes to their greater availability and low cost. In addition, people are already well imagine the pleasant sensations, they experienced after consuming such foods. Previous experience deposited in the subconscious. We tried in our study to determine whether the person is able to soberly assess the number of calories   in this or that product. It was found that the brain copes with this problem, but it's not too contributes to more healthy eating. "(Read More)

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