The tastier
the food the harder to watch the waist
, so you can not have both. It sounds like a great sacrifice, but it
can
be rather a matter of your priorities. The choice is yours!
Does taste contribute to weight gain? Researchers say "probably":
There are multiple links
between taste perceptions, taste preferences,
food preferences, and food choices and the amount of food we eat
The "set point" for the body weight seems to be determined by
psychological factors
Palatability elevates body-weight set point
Particular sensory and nutrient combinations in foods can facilitate
overeating
What can one do? There's
how to
outwit the body weight set point . Read these weight loss
tips.
What you really crave, can be not food at all. Why?
In some respects, it has to
do with endorphins. We often overeat
to comfort ourselves during periods of stress, pain, or boredom -
the situations that Endorphins are created to ease. Eating is only one
of the ways to make them release into the blood. Besides, they can
directly
control eating: the less endorphins -- the worse overeating
(Am. J. Psychiatry 148:1086-1090; 1992)
We know that eating will
produce a pleasant sensation so
we eat even all we need is to comfort ourselves. Some leading experts
advise
to ask oneself every time you feel the urge to open the refrigerator:
"What
is it I really need? A glass of water? A walk? A hug (to say the
least)?"
Some reveal engaging in even very exotic measures like laying on the bed
of
nails or
holding the breath (to gain some carbon dioxide). The truth is,
all these will increase endorphin level while only eating, especially
when
your body does not need it, will cause extra pounds of fat to collect
in your
body's stores.
