- We lose our appetite when we are disgusted and angry, research finds
- ‘Exposure to moral violations’ may reduce food consumption
By
Roger Dobson
17:00 EST, 8 March 2014
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17:01 EST, 8 March 2014
Feeling outrage might help us lose weight, a study says.
In moral behavioural tests, when people became disgusted by immoral acts, their appetite waned.
‘Exposure to moral violations reduces [food] consumption, and highlights a psychological truth in the metaphorical observation that moral violations “leave a bad taste†in one’s mouth,’ says Cindy Chan, who led the research.
Unleash the fury: ‘Exposure to moral violations’ may reduce food consumption, researchers have found
‘People may consume less coffee while reading the Sunday paper’s exposé of corporate fraud, a violation of ethical business practices.’
Researchers at Pennsylvania, Duke and Colorado universities showed non-French speakers a film in French.
Half were told it was about an incestuous relationship, the others that it was a conventional romance.
All the participants were given a chocolate milk drink while watching.Those who believed they were viewing an incest film, drank around a third less – 110g compared to 147g.
Slimming down: When we get angry, upset and disgusted, we lose our appetite
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