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Eating Healthy Doesn’t Mean Loosen the Belt and Eat More
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Research indicates that people tend to consume more calories if they believe they are eating at a restaurant that markets itself as a healthy alternative. What people seem to forget is that a calorie is a calorie, “healthy” or not. If you eat a lot of calories the end result is weight gain.
Dr. Pierre Chandon puts it this way, “People think that the same 1000-calorie meal has 159 fewer calories if it comes from Subway than if it comes from McDonald's. If they choose to consume this fictitious ‘calorie credit’… and they eat at Subway twice a week for a year, they could gain an extra 4.9 pounds a year.”
A study done at Cornell University in Ithaca also warns not to be fooled into eating more simply because a food is supposed to be “good” for you. Dr. Brian Wansink and Dr. Chandon report the results of their studies in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Jerri, DTR
Nutrition Specialist
You never know what you can do, unless you try!
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