Change Hands And Lose Weight

Many of us have lots of automatic eating habits, for example, always having popcorn at the movies/cinema or always eating chocolate while you watch your favourite television show. It may be difficult to change particularly if other people are involved, but researchers from the University of South Carolina have found a simple way to eat less, using the non-dominant hand. “Using the non-dominant hand seemed to disrupt eating habits and cause people to pay attention to what they were eating.” 

(Neal et al., “The Pull of the Past: When Do Habits Persist Despite Conflict With Motives?” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: 2011)