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POSTED April 24, 2011 - 16:18 | POSTED BY Yashika kapoor

Study links taking vitamins with unhealthy food choices

Here’s some bad news for all those who take vitamin supplements as a new study has found that such people have greater chances of going on a fast food binge than people not taking vitamins.

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According to a latest Taiwanese study, people taking vitamins have a false perception of security as they felt that these kept them healthy, but on the contrary, intake of vitamins could lead them to unhealthy eating.

A team of researchers, spearheaded by Dr. Wen-Bin Chiou from National Sun Yat-Sen University in Taiwan, carried out the research which aimed to study the connection between eating a vitamin pill and then gorging on fast food.

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Don’t Gorge on These When Depressed
“You are what you eat”, say our Vedas. This adage is especially true with respect to our moods, since what we eat has a major say in determining our emotions.
by Gauri Retarekar - January 1, 2011
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When blues take over, it is comfort eating that people generally resort to. Certain foods contain neuro-transmitters that can enhance your blues. MG warns you against consuming these when unhappy.

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POSTED December 4, 2010 - 12:10 | POSTED BY Jasmine

Crash dieting can lead to excessive binge eating--study

Are you among those people, who swear by the benefits of going on crash dieting, like Yo-yo dieting, in order to lose that bulge around belly?

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You might have reaped the benefits of following a crash dieting regime religiously; however, chances are high that this weight loss is temporary. The worst part, you might end up piling up more weight than what you lost.

As per researchers of the new study, crash dieting puts your brain in a stressful situation and this continuous phenomenon during your dieting period has the potential to reprogram your brain’s response to food, which in turn can force you to engage in binge eating.

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