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What You Think About Food Determines Your Weight
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Attitude means everything when it comes to food, gaining weight and how much a person eventually weighs. A study published in the journal Health Education & Behavior looked at five different behavioral attitudes toward food among women and compared those attitudes with their body mass index (BMI), waist size and body fat.
Whoever thought you could lose a few pounds just by thinking a little different about the food we eat.
But according to Dennis Degeneffe, co-author of the study, “The basic attitude that people have about food is related to the likelihood that they’re at risk for obesity and weight gain.”
The study placed 200 women into five categories: those “concerned about nutrition” (determined to eat well), “creative cooks” (focused on food for their families), “impulsive eaters”, “guilt-ridden dieters”, and “busy cooking avoiders”.
Cynthia Sass, a registered dietitian and author, said the categories used in the study “truly parallel what I see with my clients and women I talk to regarding how food and nutrition fit into their lives.”
The average age of the women was 46. Two-thirds had a four-year degree or higher and 86 percent were white.
The women who had the lowest amount of body fat, waist size and BMI were those “concerned about nutrition” and “creative cooks” focused on the nutritional value of the foods their family ate. Those who weighed the most, had the highest BMI and had the biggest waist size were “impulsive eaters” and guilt-ridden dieters”.
“Busy cooking avoiders” were in the middle. According to Degeneffe, “Women in the middle group tend to lead busy lifestyles and are often preoccupied with other activities and responsibilities, with eating generally taking a back seat.”
Commenting on this group Sass added, “I have found that women who have big responsibilities to take care of their families appear to do less well at taking care of themselves, food-wise.” She thinks that often women in this category use food to help cope with their lives and reward themselves, placing them at risk for weight gain and obesity.
Lona Sandon a professor at the University of Texas Southwestern also referencing the “busy cooking avoiders” said, “Health and nutrition may be important to them, but convenience often wins. It is very challenging to come up with solutions to help these women if they are not willing or able to give up something else in their life.”
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