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September 5th, 2008, 02:29 PM
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| Study: heavy mental effort leads to much bigger meals
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Researchers find that subjecting student volunteers to mentally challenging tasks causes them to eat significantly more food, even though the energy difference between thinking and relaxation is minimal.
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As the obesity epidemic rages in developed economies, explanations have mostly focused on dietary changes and the sedentary lifestyle that time spent on a computer tends to promote. But a preliminary study from a group of researchers in Quebec suggest that working on a computer may have an additional impact on our waistlines: taxing mental effort appears to cause people to eat significantly more food, even though it doesn't burn many more calories than sitting around and relaxing.
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Okay, being that we are all here on a computer and sitting down. Many of us may fall into the stereotype of the slightly bigger than average to overweight male "nerd"/"geek" ... Any of you think this might have some truth to it? Discuss! |
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September 5th, 2008, 02:32 PM
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Bah, it's just another excuse to cover up the reason. People just eat more than they should.
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September 5th, 2008, 03:46 PM
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I sit on my computer for most of the day, I don't eat more/less than if I was doing something else. Maybe the fact is that some people sit on their computer, or game console with a few bags of Doritos, and a few six packs of coke for hours on end without moving.
wait...pause the game, I need another bag of Doritos. |
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September 5th, 2008, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by outlaw2001it I sit on my computer for most of the day, I don't eat more/less than if I was doing something else. Maybe the fact is that some people sit on their computer, or game console with a few bags of Doritos, and a few six packs of coke for hours on end without moving.
wait...pause the game, I need another bag of Doritos. |
LOL!!! Anyone want some CHEETOS!!!????
Are there girls there? Cause i want to do them! |
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September 5th, 2008, 07:24 PM
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I could see this actually being true.
I know some days I have to use my brain a lot more then other days.(days I'm figuring the roof) and I seem to be always starving on those days. I've noticed this before.
But then other days when I do nothing but carrying and cutting, I'm not near as hungry.
Why? I have no idea.
But I do totally agree with Out.
I have a friend with 2 kids, that had to make a rule they must go outside for 2 hours(weather permitting) and play. Just so they don't sit in front of the TV all day.. lol |
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September 29th, 2008, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by KarmaKiller I could see this actually being true.
I know some days I have to use my brain a lot more then other days.(days I'm figuring the roof) and I seem to be always starving on those days. I've noticed this before.
But then other days when I do nothing but carrying and cutting, I'm not near as hungry.
Why? I have no idea.
But I do totally agree with Out.
I have a friend with 2 kids, that had to make a rule they must go outside for 2 hours(weather permitting) and play. Just so they don't sit in front of the TV all day.. lol | I think its the stress and comfort of eating personally. |
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September 29th, 2008, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by nemowolf Are there girls there? Cause i want to do them! |
Ohh do you now?
Ehh... I dont know if the stereotype pertains to the opposite sex, but it'd be interesting to see some reponses 
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