Guilt is a Terrible Dinner Date
If you’re feeling guilty as a result of eating a food, or putting a halo on another food, your eating experience is not as nourishing as it could be.
1️⃣ Humans who spend time worrying about weight status or the impact of eating ‘guilt-inducing‘ food on their bodies are more likely to feel out of control with food.
2️⃣ Guilt may lead to feelings of helplessness and feelings of being out of control with food.
3️⃣ Identifying a food as “forbidden” increases desirability and cravings for said food.
4️⃣ If #weightloss is a goal and food is identified as guilt-inducing vs. celebratory, desired weight change is not observed.
5️⃣ Dieters who rate pleasure as unimportant when choosing food show more signs of eating disorders & lower psychological well-being compared to other those who value pleasure.
The point? Enjoying food is a part of health. Unless you’re allergic to a thing, all food is fine.
Guilt is a shit dinner date.
Kuijer RG and Boyce JA. (2014)
Lindeman and Stark. (2000)
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