Today in sucky news: Feeling poor also makes you hungry. How messed up is that?
Medical researchers presented findings this week that even just feeling economically deprived, or socially disadvantaged, makes us more likely to reach for extra pizza, potato chips and M&Ms.Bobby Cheon, a psychology professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, presented the research to the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior.
They were, for example, encouraged to think more about really rich people, or really successful people, and compare their own lives to those who are better off. In one instance they were also told they had done badly on an important test. Bottom line: Over and over again, once people started feeling bad about their wealth or their social status they reached for the calories. They were more likely to pick bigger portions on the screen and they ate more food in the cafeteria. Presented with bowls of potato chips, M&Ms and raisins while watching a documentary, those who were feeling deprived reached for the chips and the candy.
Actually, you can see why humans evolved like this. During most of our existence, human beings lived in the wild on the borderline of starvation. Those who were most insecure about their status, or their food stores, had the most need to pack on the pounds when they could.Obesity is now an absolute epidemic.
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