Healthbolt » a slimmer you just a whiff away http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt Health News and Commentary - Weird Health News and Information Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:16:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 A link between scent and weight loss http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt/a-link-between-scent-and-weight-loss/ http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt/a-link-between-scent-and-weight-loss/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:22:07 +0000 Liz Lewis http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt/?p=4071 Post from: Healthbolt

]]> 1120573_toast_1A recent article in the New York Times,  ‘A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away’, highlights some interesting niche products that have been marketed on the theory that manipulation of smell can lead to weight loss.

The idea is that by saturating the sensory system you won’t be as hungry.

It’s an interesting idea but I’m not sure how it would work.  To me, the smell of food always stimulates my taste buds. For example,  everytime I smell toast I suddenly get hungry and want to eat some. 

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