Perhaps it really is possible to think yourself slimmer. Concentrating on a recent meal turns out to significantly reduce the desire to snack, suggesting that certain ways of thinking can curb your appetite.
Suzanne Higgs and colleagues at the University of Birmingham, UK, asked a group of women students to take part in a biscuit taste test, having previously given them a set lunch. Before the test began, Higgs encouraged half of the women to write a detailed description of their lunch, while the rest were asked to recall their journey to the campus.
After the taste test, which had…
