I know I'm hooked on eating... I do it EVERY day (most of the time, multiple times a day). But I'm afraid I can not help you Michael, because I am neither creative nor divergent I guess. I'll have to recall the pieces of my art that I've sold over the years.
----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Date: Friday, May 8, 2009 11:34 am Subject: [tips] The end of overeating To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > One of the ex-directors of the FDA (Kessler) has written a book titled "The > end of overeating".He appeared on CNN and made a few statemrnts about the > obesity crisis.He said that the food industry add substabces to food that we > get hooked on eating and related this to the amount of chewing.He said that > long time the average amount of chewing prior to swallowing was about 60,but > in modern times with the new food technologies,the average is about 4,so more > food can be eaten.He went on to say that the idea behind the > pre-cooked,abundance of sugar,salt,fat,and other additives are meant to keep > us constantly stimulated while ignoring nutritional value. > This would seem to imply that the degree of chewability is related to the > extent of satiation and the role of peripheral factors in appetitive behavior. > Now,as the only creative and divergent thinker on Tips,I am thinking of those > rat pellets that were fed to rats.They were easily chewable.Have there been > studies manipulating the chewability index of rat food and postulating the > consequent effects on behavior? > Send me something. > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
