Season and
Sniff to Shed
Pounds
Positive Growth
A
fresh tactic
for shed-
ding unwanted
holiday pounds
is to first season
our food, take a
sniff before biting
and then chew well, suggests a new study
that put the theory to the test. Researchers
asked overweight and obese participants
Healing Farms’
to sprinkle a variety of flavoring crystals—
savory or sweet—on neutral-tasting foods
before eating them. Creating Community for Natural Wellness
A control group was given crystals with no
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flavor.
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Follow-up measurements of the vol-
in
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North Little Rock (McCain and North Hills near Kroger)
unteers’ weight and body mass index over
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a period of six months revealed that those
using the flavored crystals lost an average
of 30.5 pounds. The control group report-
ed an average drop of just two pounds.
The researchers theorize that flavorful food
enhances our senses of smell and taste,
helps us eat less, savor more and ultimate-
ly, control our weight.
Source: The Endocrine Society, 2008.
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Andre Beaudoin, Coordinator
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BReakFaST
POweR
Recent findings of
Village Nutrition
the University of
minnesota School
of Public health’s
project, “eating
among Teens,”
confirms that
adolescents who
eat breakfast
daily enjoy a
healthier diet
overall and are
more physically
active than peers who
skip breakfast.
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