How a clean kitchen helps you lose weight
Sure: losing weight starts in the kitchen - but different than you think! Because not only what you prepare in the kitchen, but also your kitchen itself plays a role. Researchers at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab in New York say they did a study with 101 female students. Her thesis: A clean kitchen helps you lose weight.
How should that work please?
The bill behind it is actually quite simple. A chaotic kitchen sets us down stress, And when we feel stressed out, we eat unhealthy things, You probably know that, too. In particularly stressful times we like to grind the good resolutions and postpone the diet plans to an indefinite "later". Researchers from Zurich, for example, have recently discovered that we value taste more when we feel stressed out. How healthy the food is then plays a subordinate role for us.
Quite different when we are relaxed: Then we can weigh in peace and would in doubt always choose the healthier option and are then ready to do one or the other hand more. That makes sense, right?
A little thought experiment
Those who come hungry into a dirty, messy kitchen where the encrusted dishes pile up in, on and beside the sink, where stains crust the stove, crumbs lie on the floor, and gnaw old vegetables in the corner, will just see that he reaches for something as fast as possible, that satisfies the cravings, Stress and the feeling of Loss of control in this chaotic environment make sure that we leave the kitchen in a hurry with a bag of chips in our hands.
If, on the other hand, you get hungry into a clean kitchen where you feel comfortable and relaxed, you also feel like staying and you are feeling something To prepare healthy food that is in harmony with the kitchen, So we reflect our environment. In this radiant, clean room, splashing frying fat, greasy sauces and thick cheese crusts simply have nothing to look for. Here you want fresh Fruits and vegetables in Instagram-ready creations transform and distribute fresh salad on colorful plate. And of course make everything nice again afterwards.
"Although meditation is a great way to feel as if you have everything under control to keep you from snooping in the kitchen, it's probably easier to keep the kitchen clean and tidy," says co-author Brian Wansink , Director of the Cornell Ood and Brand Lab in the publication on eurekalert.org.
You still do not believe it?
Our first thought was: no way! A sparkling clean kitchen I do not do voluntarily immediately dirty again, in which I cook consuming in it. Rather, I just quickly angle something out of the fridge and then leave the room as quickly as possible.
But even if that's the case, according to the researchers, we would be in a neat and well-cleaned kitchen rather a healthy couscous salad or the cottage cheese and a fresh cucumber from the fridge fish as the frozen pizza from the freezer. And so a clean kitchen can actually help you lose weight. Try it! Here you will find many healthy recipes and salads for losing weight.
By the way, we'll tell you in our cleaning tips for the household how to make your kitchen and your whole apartment quicker.
