Eating habits
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Good lighting may encourage you make healthier meal choices
We love a romantic, candlelit dinner as much as the next girl, but a recent study has uncovered that this lack of visibility may lead us to make unhealthy food choices.
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Hunger may cause you to make bad life decisions
“For the first time, we have been able to show that increasing ghrelin to levels that are seen prior to meals or during fasting, causes the brain to act impulsively and also affects the ability to make rational decisions,” says Karolina Skibicka, docent at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. It all comes down to hormones.
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Your favourite childhood book may be to blame for your eating habits
Got a thing for chocolate chip cookies? “When nutrient-poor foods are presented not only frequently but positively, they likely contribute to children’s view of them as both normative and desirable,” the study found. "Fruit was the most frequently depicted food, followed by sweetened baked goods, dairy, and vegetables,” the study found.
