Want to lose weight turn off the TV

Turning off the radio and TV during meals could help you lose weight because the sound of your own chewing makes you eat less, new research suggests.

According to scientists, eating in a quiet atmosphere will help you lose weight because it increases your awareness of food consumption as well as control the amount of use. This phenomenon is called the "chewing sound effect" which means that turning off the TV or the speakers will be a powerful arm to help you in the fight against a bloated stomach.

Professor Gina Mohr, Colorado State University (USA) said: "Both consumers and researchers have overlooked food sounds as an important sensory factor during meals".

Of course, the researchers aren't talking about the sound of chewing popcorn or bacon here. They're talking about chewing and grinding thoroughly.

Three separate experiments were conducted to study the “food sound” effect, and all showed that people ate less food when they thought about the sound of chewing. The interesting finding was that people ate less when the food sounds were clearer.

"When you 'mask' the sounds of food consumption - like listening to the TV or radio while you eat - you lose the sense of food and it makes you eat more than you normally would," says Professor Elder. "The impact may not seem like much, but over a week, a month, even a year it becomes really significant."

Thus, in culinary, the perception now does not stop at taste and presentation but also the sound it creates. According to researchers, the chewing sound effect can "persuade" consumers to eat less.

Eating in front of a screen is becoming more common among today’s generation than ever before. Researchers say that 6 out of 10 family meals are eaten in front of the TV. At least 8 out of 13 meals eaten at home each week are in front of a screen. One-third of people regularly eat while watching TV without engaging in conversation.

According to Vietnamnet.vn