Can imagination help you stop eating?

AUTHOR: Madison Park

PUBLICATION NAME: CNN Health

DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 9th 2010

SUMMARY: So basically scientists have come up with the idea that if you imagine yourself eating something that you are creaving that you will in turn desire the food less. Crazy idea, I know, but the actually did an experiment on this. At Carnegie Mellow University they took participants in the study and divided them into three groups. The first group was told to imagine inserting thirty quarters into washing machine. The second group was told to imagine inserting thirty quarters into a washing machine and then to imagine eating three M&Ms. Finally, the third group was told to imagine iserting tree quarters in a washing machine and to then imagine eating thirty M&Ms. After imagining part, each group was allowed to eat freely from a bowl of M&Ms. Similar experiments were conducted with M&Ms and cheese afterwards. The Scientist concluded that the participants in te final group desired the M&Ms the least because of habitation. Basically it is a decreased response to simulus because of the repeated exposure. In simpler terms this basically that the tenth bite of a chocolate bar is less deirable then the fist. This study is very important because it can help people that have eating problems. It can help people refain from eatin as much which can then lead to a healthier lifestyle. Good job guys at Carnegie Mellon University ! You guys rock!

ARTICLE:http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/09/can-your-imagination-help-you-stop-eating/?iref=allsearch

SUBMITTED BY: Eddie Carrillo