Contents:
- Medical Video: 25 Bacteria Facts That Might Make You Feel Dirty
- Research on dirty kitchens and weight gain
- How do you set the kitchen to help you lose weight?
- 1. Place certain foods as the first thing you see in the kitchen
- 2. Use small-sized cutlery
- 3. A supportive atmosphere
Medical Video: 25 Bacteria Facts That Might Make You Feel Dirty
Are you struggling to lose weight? If yes, try to check, how is your kitchen doing? Recent research conducted by Lenny R. Vartanian reveals that the condition of a dirty kitchen will affect your weight. Here's the explanation.
Research on dirty kitchens and weight gain
Lenny's research on 101 participants, all of whom were female students, was conducted in several kitchens with different conditions. The researchers asked the students to work on a test. But while they were working on the test, the researchers also presented a number of pastries for them to enjoy.
The results of the study found that participants who did the tests in a messy kitchen turned out to eat cookies with a larger number of calories (103 kcal), compared with participants in a neat kitchen, which only consumed 38 kcal of cookies.
This conclusion is believed to occur because an uncontrolled combination of mind and environment can trigger you to have an unhealthy diet.
How do you set the kitchen to help you lose weight?
Even though research shows that dirty kitchens can make you gain weight, tidy up the kitchen and do some of the following strategies might overcome it:
1. Place certain foods as the first thing you see in the kitchen
A study conducted by Brian Wansink revealed that the food you see first in your kitchen is the food you will think about and eventually you will eat. Brian's research on approximately 700 kitchens was done by collecting data and documentation of the kitchens, accompanied by data on the height and weight of the kitchen owner.
The study found that kitchen owners who are full of soft drinks, cereals, and sweets located on their kitchen tables weigh 9-14 kg more than the kitchen owners who store fruit on the kitchen table.
Putting fruit in the position that your eyes first see in the kitchen will help your diet. You can also apply the same method in your refrigerator.
2. Use small-sized cutlery
Eating in small portions will certainly help speed your weight down. But eating with small appliances, it turns out will help you to eat smaller portions again.
This is consistent with research conducted by Koert van Ittersum, who found that people tend to serve 31 percent more ice cream when using a bowl of a larger size.
Try putting smaller sized eating utensils in a position that you can easily reach.
3. A supportive atmosphere
Creating a calming atmosphere and being able to help you enjoy your meal more will help you reduce the portion of food you consume. Research results published on Psychological Reports even say that this calm atmosphere can reduce up to 175 calories you consume.
The results of a study published in Elsevier added that participants ate chocolate cakes 50 percent less when the chocolate cake was served on a red plate compared to blue and white plates.
