There are some studies
that I would have to put in the category of wondering if researchers
actually believe nobody knew about it or they think the average
person is really dumb. These are studies that make me believe
researchers feel the majority of us have a decimal point in front of
our IQ. This is one of those studies. There are researchers who
were actually paid to conclude eating junk food when stressed could
make a person gain weight. This is right up there with discovering
that pain hurts, breathing is important and you should drink when
thirsty.
Below are excerpts of
the story with my valuable insights in italics.
A
team led by Professor Herbert Herzog, Head of the Eating Disorders
laboratory at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, have found
that when we're stressed, comfort eating can lead to even greater
weight gain.
(Sarcasm
Alert)
I
have to ask who pays for this type of research.
“We've
got hundreds of thousands of dollars just sitting around doing
nothing. What should we do with it?
“We
could pay researchers to work on finding a cure for heart
disease.”
“No, that's being done.”
“No, that's being done.”
“We
could use the money to pay researchers to work on creating a better
way to avoid injuries from vehicle accidents.”
“Nope,
many people are doing that type of research.”
“I
have an idea that doesn't have any researchers doing it and could
forever change mankind.”
“What?”
“We
could pay researchers to see in there is a connection between eating
junk food when feeling stress and gaining weight.”
“That
is a great idea. Contact Professor Herbert Herzog and let's get
moving on this.”
"This study indicates
that we have to be much more conscious about what we're eating when
we're stressed, to avoid a faster development of obesity," says
Professor Herzog.
While some people eat less
when they're stressed, most of us tend to eat more and it's often the
more calorie-dense stuff that we're putting away.
So, if you're conscious
about your stress and eating, you'll develop obesity slower? Are
they saying that you may have obesity in your future, but there is no
need to rush it? Maybe they should get more money so they can study
why some people eat less when they're stressed. Then teach the
people who eat too much junk food when they're stressed how to eat
less when they're stressed. The people who eat less when stressed
could then learn from the future obese people how to eat junk food
when they're stressed. I imagine the results of this research could
forever change mankind for the better.
Food intake is controlled
by our brains
To investigate the effects
of "stress eating," scientists looked at different
areas of the brain in mice.
While food intake is
mainly controlled by a part of the brain called the hypothalamus,
another part of the brain - the amygdala - processes emotional
responses, including anxiety.
Why would you need to
use mice to study the effects of stress eating? You could simply
visit any college or workplace to discover people who engage in all
sorts of stress eating. I imagine the mice don't require you pay
them and won't require you to supply them with vast amounts of potato
chips, hamburgers, pizza and more to prove your research. I'm sure
using mice may have yielded much lest realistic results but they were
more cost effective and the researchers didn't have to deal with
stressed people eating food.
Their study found that
when mice were stressed over an extended period of time and
high-calorie food is available, they became obese more quickly than
when they consumed the same food in a stress-free environment.
(Sarcasm Alert)
I'm sure a mouse
feeling stress is the same as people being stressed. Mice are
probably worried about studying for their final, getting a job or
being able to pay their bills. They probably are stressed from their
envy of Micky Mouse and his excessive wealth. I understand all of
them are probably struggling to reach his level of success. Many of
them probably feel stress from dreaming about being Mighty Mouse.
They could be stressed because they're training for the mouse
Olympics and wish they could run as fast as Speedy Gonzales and more.
"Our findings
revealed a vicious cycle, where chronic, high insulin levels are
driven by stress and a high-calorie diet promoted more and more
eating," explained Professor Herzog.
(Sarcasm Alert)
I sure hope they find a
way to keep this from happening to mice. I hate to be the one to
point this out, but since research mice depend on them for food, they
could feed them less junk food. I can just imagine going to someone
who is obese and saying they're on a vicious cycle. Their insulin
levels are driven by stress and causing them to eat more.
Researchers know this because they have studied mice who were
stressed and developed a desire for nachos.
Maybe if these
potentially obese people are willing to live like research mice for a
period of time, they could have their junk food consumption forever
changed. Researchers may also get money to do more research. Talk
about a win-win situation. Money should be no object when it comes
to identifying the connection between stressed people, stressed mice
and eating junk food.
Below is a link to the
article.
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/junk-food-stressed-weight-gain-according-experts
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