bowls of apples & oranges on counter Share This Article facebook twitter Action Beyond the usual advice about less food and more exercise, the study suggests that consciously replacing unhealthy cues with healthy ones in the home could have a real impact on a person's BMI, especially for women. (Credit: Abi Porter/Flickr) How the kitchen counter can predict your weight Cornell University rightOriginal Study Posted by George Lowery-Cornell on October 20, 2015 You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. The types of ready-to-eat foods on a kitchen countertop could also hint at the weight of the people in the home, particularly women. The study looked at photographs of more than 200 kitchens in Syracuse, New York, to test how the food environment relates to the body mass index (BMI) of the adults at home. The women in the study who kept fresh fruit out in the open tended to be a normal weight compared with their peers. But when snacks like cereals and sodas were readily accessible, those people were heavier than their neighbors—by an average of more than 20 pounds. “It’s your basic See-Food Diet—you eat what you see,” says Brian Wansink, professor and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab and lead author of the paper in the journal Health Education and Behavior. [Would you take food advice from a heavier blogger?] The study finds that women who kept soft drinks on their counter weighed 24 to 26 pounds more than those who kept their kitchen clear of them. A box of cereal on the counter lined up with women there weighing an average 20 pounds more than their neighbors who didn’t. “As a cereal-lover, that shocked me,” says Wansink. “Cereal has a health-halo, but if you eat a handful every time you walk by, it’s not going to make you skinny.” When unhealthy foods are the most visible options in the kitchen, falling into habits that lead to weight gain becomes easier. Keeping those foods out of sight by sequestering them in pantries and cupboards reduces their convenience, making it less likely that they will be grabbed in a moment of hunger. Clearing the counters of the cereals, sodas, and other snack items and replacing them with healthier visible cues like fresh fruit could help, the study finds: Women who had a fruit bowl visible weighed about 13 pounds less than neighbors who didn’t. [Could a bribe entice you to eat less?] The study also finds that normal-weight women were more likely to have a designated cupboard for snack items and less likely to buy food in large-sized packages than those who are obese. The findings provide new insights into the role environmental factors play with obesity and offer remedies to rid the home of unhealthy cues while promoting the healthy ones. Rather than just the usual dietary advice prescribing less food and more exercise, the study suggests that consciously replacing unhealthy cues with healthy ones in the home could have a real impact on a person’s BMI, especially for women. “We’ve got a saying in our lab, ‘If you want to be skinny, do what skinny people do,'” Wansink says. Source: Matt Hayes for Cornell University Behalwe die gewone raad oor minder kos en meer oefening, dui die studie daarop dat bewustelike vervanging van ongesonde aanwysings met gesonde kinders in die huis 'n werklike impak op 'n persoon se BWI kan hê, veral vir vroue. (Krediet: Abi Porter / Flickr

Die soorte kosbare kosse op 'n kombuisbank kan ook aan die gewig van die mense in die huis, veral vroue, dui.

Die studie het gekyk na foto's van meer as 200-kombuise in Syracuse, New York, om te toets hoe die voedselomgewing verband hou met die liggaamsmassa-indeks (BMI) van die volwassenes by die huis.

Die vroue in die studie wat vars vrugte in die olyf gehou het, was geneig om 'n normale gewig te wees in vergelyking met hul eweknieë. Maar toe snacks soos graan en frisdrank geredelik toeganklik was, was die mense swaarder as hul bure, met gemiddeld meer as 20 pond.

"Dit is jou basiese See-Food Dieet-jy eet wat jy sien," sê Brian Wansink, professor en direkteur van die Cornell Food and Brand Lab en hoof skrywer van die koerant in die joernaal Gesondheidsopvoeding en Gedrag.

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Die studie het bevind dat vroue wat koeldranke op hul toonbank gehou het, 24 tot 26 pond meer geweeg het as diegene wat hul kombuis skoon van hulle gehou het. 'N Doos graankosse op die toonbank het met vroue daar getrek, wat 'n gemiddelde 20 pond weeg as hul bure wat dit nie gedoen het nie.

"As graanliefhebber het dit my geskok," sê Wansink. "Graangewas het 'n gesondheidshalo, maar as jy 'n handvol eet elke keer as jy loop, gaan dit jou nie skraal maak nie."

Wanneer ongesonde kosse die mees sigbare opsies in die kombuis is, word dit makliker om in gewoontes te val wat tot gewigstoename lei. Om die kosse buite sig te hou deur hulle in pantries en kaste te versorg, verminder hul gemak, waardeur dit minder geneig sal wees om in 'n oomblik van honger vasgegrawe te word.

Die skoonmaak van die tellers van die graan, koeldrank en ander kruideniersware en vervang dit met gesonder sigbare leidrade soos vars vrugte kan help. Die studie vind: Vroue wat 'n vrugbak gehad het, het geweeg oor 13 pond minder as bure wat nie gedoen het nie.

Die studie vind ook dat vroue met 'n normale gewig meer geneig is om 'n aangewese kas vir snoepgoed te hê en minder geneig om kos te koop in grootmaatpakkette as dié wat vetsugtig is.

Die bevindings bied nuwe insigte in die rol wat omgewingsfaktore speel met vetsug en bied remedies om die huis van ongesonde aanwysers ontslae te raak terwyl die gesondes bevorder word. Eerder as net die gewone dieetadvies wat minder kos en meer oefening voorskryf, dui die studie daarop dat bewustelik die vervanging van ongesonde aanwysings met gesonde kinders in die huis 'n werklike impak op 'n persoon se BWI kan hê, veral vir vroue.

"Ons het 'n gesegde het in ons laboratorium," As jy wil maer te wees, te doen wat maer mense doen, "sê Wansink.

Bron: Matt Hayes vir Cornell Universiteit

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