7 Factors That Encourage You To Over Eat

Gastronomic delights are abundant and plentiful in the foodie paradise that is Singapore. Really, who could blame you for breaking your diet? And without fail, we continue to blame ourselves for getting lured by that one piece of melt-in-your-mouth chocolate, frothy frappucino or the sumptuous slice of cake.

To be fair, it’s not just you. Most of us are blissfully oblivious to the ways in which the environment shapes and controls what we eat. In his fascinating book, Mindless Eating, Dr Brian Wansink, director at the Cornell Food Lab, says: “We overeat not because we are hungry but because of family and friends, packages and plates, labels and lights, distractions and distances…”.

Read on to discover seven powerful ways in which seemingly innocent and tiny elements in the environment make you cheat on your diet. Forewarned is forearmed. You can thank us later. 

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