The science of losing weight continues apace. This time it's about a different way to look at how we interact with food. It could be "the reason you can't lose weight may be because of the way your brain is seeing and smelling food."
Some researchers found that "people who see and smell food in a way that triggers their brain more enthusiastically are the same people who consistently overeat and gain weight."
Some items to consider:
- "...visual information may be an important factor triggering eating."
- "...weight loss is not merely a matter of willpower, but is actually connected to much more basic visual and olfactory cues."
Why worry about weight in an era of trying to be positive about our bodies? It has to do with our health numbers and the relationship to weight. Being overweight can have negative impacts on other parts of our health. Some examples from the World Health Organization (WHO):
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Type 2 diabetes
- Osteoarthritis
- Some cancers
