Chocolate and ice cream will not help lift the spirits

Chocolate, ice cream, and the pizzas such products are not able to lift the mood. This conclusion American scientists from the University of Minnesota.

Soothing food

At some point in the lexicon nutritionists and psychologists there was such a thing as a comfortable or soothing food , That is food products, which after use in humans produced increased amounts of specific hormones of pleasure. This meal is called reassuring because it is usually treated people, experienced a strong nervous shock. For example, a woman after divorcing beloved man rush to the chocolate and donuts, as they believe that this It helps them to cheer up.

Soothing food

US scientists using several curious experiments have proved that no calming foods   at It does not exist. And what it is considered to be that of food, comforts no more human than no food at all. Students the volunteers were loaded authors of the study in a bad mood after view multiple clips sad and sad films.

Some young people received Products from the category of calm, often use food that should not be affect the mood, and the rest of the young people did not eat anything at all. AT by all, without exception, the students who participated in the experiment They reported that their mood has improved slightly. Wherein use soothing foods did not give any advantages.

"Although people believe that soothing Food provides lifting mood, in fact, nothing of the sort takes place and mood rises, regardless of food intake, - said study author Traci Mann. - Perhaps the comforting effect of food is due to a poor self-suggestion a person's mood, which occurs due to lack of food or of taboo. "(Read More)

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