Visual Appetite Control: How Food Images Can Curb Your Hunger
A study conducted in Denmark found that looking at pictures of food can help suppress appetite and stimulate weight loss. Participants who looked at 30 pictures of an M&M for at least two seconds per image and vividly imagined eating the candy felt more full and wanted to eat less of the food afterward. The action stimulated an area of the brain linked to appetite and made someone feel like they had already consumed the food, boosting feelings of fullness. The researchers suggested that people looking to lose weight could be shown photos of food repeatedly to help suppress their appetite.