Tegen overgewicht: geen dekschalen op tafel*
Uit een kleine studie onder 78 volwassenen blijkt dat zij die het eten niet uit
dekschalen op tafel, in het zicht dus, maar geserveerd op het bord krijgen
duidelijk minder eten en dus goed is tegen overgewicht.
Gemiddeld zijn dat 20% minder calorieën, bij mannen zelfs 29% minder. Het
tegenovergestelde kan ook goed werken. Leg gezond fruit en groente wel duidelijk
in het zicht zodat dit eerder genomen wordt dan "verborgen"
zoetigheid.
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Eat 20 Percent Less By Keeping The Serving Dishes Off The Table
Can eating less be as simple as leaving serving dishes on the stove and off the table? According to a team of researchers from Cornell University, it
can.
At this week's Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim, Calif., researchers led by Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, shared findings of their "Serve Here; Eat There" study of 78
adults.
"We looked at whether serving foods from the kitchen counter, instead of at the table, would reduce the number of times a person refilled his or her plate," Wansink said.
"Quite simply, it is a case of 'out of sight, out of mind,'" he continued. "When we kept the serving dishes off the table, people ate 20% fewer calories. Men ate close to 29%
less."
The same strategy can be used to help increase the consumption of healthier foods, Wansink explained.
"If fruits and vegetables are kept in plain sight, we'll be much more likely to choose them, rather than a piece of cake hidden in the refrigerator."
Dining environment, plate and portion size, and other hidden cues that determine what, when and how much we eat are familiar topics in Wansink's work. He is the author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.
Source:
Tom Rushmer
Cornell Food & Brand Lab (Juli 2010)
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