Smell and Taste
This is hot off the presses from the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation.
Dr. Alan Hirsch founder and director of the foundation assembled a group of 108 overweight volunteers who weighed between 130 and 348 pounds. On average they were 48 years old, weighed 197 pounds, and had a BMI (body mass index) of 31.
In previous studies Dr. Hirsch found that stimulating certain scent receptors in the nose could induce as much as a 2.1% reduction in body mass per month over a six-month period. The doctor and his team also believed that this type of weight reduction could be enhanced by using specially designed taste-packed crystals.
The volunteers were given two bottles of different-flavor crystals every month over the course of six months. They were to sprinkle the crystals on each daily meal, and to continue their normal eating and exercise programs.
By the end of the six months, 92 of the volunteers finished the study. They lost an average of 33.6 pounds, which averages out to a weight loss of 5.6 pounds a month.
In the end the doctor and his team determined that it’s possible that specific flavors may effect the satiety center and bring about weight loss. Hmm, flavored crystals to reduce the amount of food you eat while increasing satiety. I can only imagine that manufacturers are straining at the bit to come up with a revolutionary line of crystals. I’m quite sure that they have more than visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads. Before long drug stores and grocers shelves will be lined with the likes of champagne and Grey Goose crystals. Or maybe buffalo wing and nacho flavored crystals. Those that have a hankering for sweets will delight in chocolate cheesecake and pecan pie flavored crystals. Sadly the broccoli and asparagus ones probably won’t be best sellers.
Have a wonderful, flavorful, and happy holiday. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks.
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