O hábito que debes deixar caer se queres perder peso

Restaurants are the number-one place to sabotage your diet, according to new research that will surprise no one who�s ever tried to lose weight while eating out.

O estudo durante un ano, que foi presentado nunha reunión recente da American Heart Association, ofrece información sobre alimentos tentadores e os comportamentos que desencadean. Ao usar unha aplicación de teléfono intelixente, os investigadores seguiron ás persoas con sobrepeso 150 que intentaban manter un plan de perda de peso ao longo da súa vida diaria. As persoas que estiveron no estudo, a maioría das cales eran mulleres, verificáronse ata cinco veces ao día e informaron de onde estaban, con quen estaban e se se desviaron do seu plan alimenticio (ou tiñan a tentación de facelo).

Tamén se pediu aos dietéticos que ingresasen en calquera momento que comían (ou consideraban comerse) alimentos ou tamaños de porcións que sabían eran inconsistentes co seu plan.

Some clear patterns emerged from this deluge of data. People reported the most temptations when they were in a restaurant or bar, or when they were in the presence of other people eating. They noted fewer desires to overeat at home or work, and even fewer when they were in their car or in other people�s homes.

A xente tiña aproximadamente un 60% de posibilidades de sucumbir a esas tentacións nos restaurantes e cando estiveron en torno a outras persoas que estaban comendo. As súas probabilidades de caducar no traballo ou no coche eran máis baixos, uns 40% e 30%, respectivamente.

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�You might think that everybody knows they�re at higher risk when they go into a restaurant, but people go out into these toxic environments and they forget,� says lead author Lora Burke, professor of nursing at the University of Pittsburgh.

People may also see eating out as an excuse to take a break from their diet, she adds. �We remind people that it�s not a diet they can go on and off; it�s a lifestyle,� she says. �It�s okay if they want to go out Friday night and eat wings, but then they need to cut back on Thursday and Saturday.�

Comer na casa era unha aposta máis segura, aínda que non era tola. As persoas reportaron menos tentacións alimentarias nas súas casas e nas dos seus amigos que os que fixeron en restaurantes. Pero cando apareceron esas tentacións, a xente deu case un 65% do tempo. Mesmo cando estivesen completamente solos, a xente seguía probabelmente que cadraba a metade do tempo.

Burke says there aren�t yet any commercially available smartphone apps that collect and analyze this type of data for the general public. But such a tool could be valuable for helping people learn and adapt to their diet-related weaknesses, she adds.

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�We can go to an individual and say, �These are the high-risk situations you�re vulnerable to, so you need to keep your guard up and practice strategies for sticking with your plan,�� she says. �We could even intervene by sending a message right back to them when they need it, reminding them of why they may need to work really hard.�

Measuring diet in the moment may also provide researchers with data that�s more detailed and accurate. �When we ask people to recall what they ate and how they felt, there are a lot of biases and problems remembering,� says Burke. �This way, we can be there as people are going through weight-loss challenges and find out exactly what they�re feeling, and when.�

 

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