Friday, December 18, 2009

Science Friday: It's Back!

I figured that I'd bring back this little tidbit of knowledge on Fridays because I (maybe) have some sciency people that are reading this that may be interested.  So, without further ado....

Hunger-Stopping Smells

If you don't feel like reading the whole thing, the jist is that scientists are looking at how smells influence how full we feel.  The idea is that if certain aromas trigger us to feel full then by making foods have more of these aromas we will eat less.  Ah, the power of chemistry.  A few things about this concern me though.  What about those people who eat normally and don't have issues with stopping their food intake (certainly not me!)?  Will this cause them to eat less than they should?  The other thing is that the human body ceases to amaze me...it's super adaptable.  Would this have any effect on how we eat food or want food?  And last but not least...my biggest concern...

If we make foods smellier...will we all have awful breath all the time?  Ugh....

1 comment:

  1. Wow, what an interesting story and concept. I don't know how I would feel about them changing aroma to make us full but it's cool that they can do that. Thanks for the book suggestion, I'll have to try it out!

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