JD Healthy Living: New Diet Technique
By: KARK 4 Today
Updated: July 12, 2012
Remember how your mother always told you to take small bites of your food?
Turns out, she was right.
New research suggests eating those smaller bites may trick your brain into thinking your full faster.
Researchers gave over 300 college students either a full bagel, or one that was cut into four pieces.
Those students were later given a free lunch. The students who had the bagel cut into pieces ate 25% less of their lunch.
Experts say eating four pieces may have tricked their brains into thinking they had more food, while a full bagel is seen as a single portion. The researchers say cutting your food into small pieces may be a new dieting tactic.
Turns out, she was right.
New research suggests eating those smaller bites may trick your brain into thinking your full faster.
Researchers gave over 300 college students either a full bagel, or one that was cut into four pieces.
Those students were later given a free lunch. The students who had the bagel cut into pieces ate 25% less of their lunch.
Experts say eating four pieces may have tricked their brains into thinking they had more food, while a full bagel is seen as a single portion. The researchers say cutting your food into small pieces may be a new dieting tactic.
