Food For Thought

When reading through some of the latest science news, one article caught my eye by way of making me laugh, but not intentionally.

The study was being done at Carnegie Mellon University to help people reduce craving and consumption of food.  The whole study was based on the idea if you think about eating food, that you won't eat as much of it later. So they basically tell you that if you are on a diet, to think about eating a candy bar, and then if you do end up eating one, that you possibly won't eat as much.

I do appreciate people trying to figure out something to do about the obesity epidemic in America, but how practical can this be? What happens if you think about a different type of food than the one you will be eating later? Do you eat double since you thought of a different food, and now the cravings are worse? How long do you have to think about the food? What if you only keep imagining fatty and bad-for-you foods? When are people going to find the time to do anything, when for at least 3 meals a day, they are required to think only about the food they are going to eat later? Won't this affect work efficiency, or maybe the person mentally?

I understand that this is a drug-free way to try to keep pounds off, and maybe you can use it in a therapy type session, but really....how practical  is this study in the everyday life of an American?



Heres the link!