New study says that most people know the rules of good eating, but often have a hard time applying them. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Don’t snack before supper; you’ll ruin your appetite. These dietary pearls of wisdom have been dropped on children for decades.
However it’s been noted that while people know the rules surrounding good eating and proper nutrition, they seem to lack one common component that often costs them the battle of the bulge-WILLPOWER.
Through a series of studies, it was able to synthesise findings into scales wherein these rules were weighed against factors such as eating behaviours, body satisfaction and social desirability. The researcher was surprised to find that people with higher Body Mass Indexes (BMI) had stronger beliefs associated with the rules than people with lower BMIs. Yet it’s been noted that there are plenty of examples in society of people knowing what to do but acting in a contradictory manner.
It’s been noted that what they did find in the study is that people with higher BMIs actually had stronger beliefs in the normative rules related to eating. The missing element was not following their individual belief structures.
What was found is that if people undertake these behaviours, which are related to the norms, they tend to have a lower BMI. Having the beliefs alone is just not sufficient.
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