Chocolate and ice cream - the perfect remedy for stress! Scientists have proved soothing influence of fats on the psyche
Surely you've noticed how "soothing" cake in stressful situations. Now scientists have proved that your favorite food at the molecular level has an impact on our mental state. This explains the fact that while all sorts of troubles, many of us tend to put on weight.
Belgian scientists using special scanners revealed the emotional impact on the body fat when they enter the stomach. Researchers volunteers staged a test of the mood - showed them a series of sad and neutral images, and also includes sad and neutral music. The mood of the subjects tested with special instruments.
Then, in the stomachs of the subjects were introduced fatty acid or saline solution - but somebody has got to, no one knew.
As a result, it turned out that sad music and pictures plunged all messed up everyone volunteers, but those who received a dose of fat, sadness decreased by about half.
Dr. Oudenhof, head of the experiment, said that fatty foods make us less vulnerable to any sorrows. And the results of this study can be very useful in the treatment of obesity, digestive problems and depression.
Scientists emphasize that before we thought that sweets and fatty foods have on us purely psychological effect. However it occurs at the molecular level.
So if someone scolds you for an extra slice of chocolate - it does not pay attention and keep calm tempered against stress!
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