American experts claim that although the chefs in the shows use fresh and healthy foods, viewers will in most cases resort to high-calorie and unhealthy food.
Fans of Jamie Oliver’s shows should seriously consider whether they still want to follow the work of one of the best chefs in the world, say American scientists.
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It doesn’t help that the chefs use healthy and fresh ingredients…
Namely, experts from Hobart and William Smith College in New York found that watching cooking shows, as well as looking at advertisements and photos of food, increases the risk of gaining weight.
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According to their statements, this type of program has the effect of activating certain centers in the brain that create a feeling of hunger in the observer.
This encourages the viewer to temporarily satisfy their hunger by consuming chips and other snacks while watching a TV program, he writes Nice email.
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Although the chefs in the shows use fresh and, above all, healthy ingredients to prepare the specialties, the viewers will in most cases resort to high-calorie and unhealthy food.
TV viewing is known to be associated with inactivity, which is an almost certain path to obesity.
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Previous studies have shown that watching programs, commercials and photos about nutrition increases the desire to overeat, and just one hour of watching television during the day can “ensure” six extra pounds per year!
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