It named the new cause of belly fat

Going to the store, leave the credit card at home, and instead take the cash. Researchers concluded that the ability to pay for purchases by credit card is the reason that consumers supermarkets too often fill their carts unhealthy foods that contribute to weight gain.

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Researchers from New York University analyzed data on purchases by thousands of volunteers committed buyers for 6 months. As a result, experts have come to the conclusion that when a person pays no cash and card in his crate often not very healthy products purchased as a result of an impulsive decision.

"The data that the method of payment for the products may influence the impulsive behavior and the choice between healthy and unhealthy food, is very interesting. Obesity indicates that impulsive purchases and consumption of junk food is a sore point for many consumers, "- experts say.

According to them, rash and not always beneficial to health it helps buying payment card, rather than cash. It triggered a psychological factor - the human-readable tangible harder to part with cash than with invisible money, which lie in his bank account. So when we pay "real" money that we get from the purse, then realize that they themselves control the situation, and it suppresses the impulse to spend it on something is not right, because forces us to mentally weigh the feasibility of each product. Observations show that in such a situation, people tend to choose healthy foods and, therefore, less likely to figure. (READ MORE)

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