Researchers studied food habits, perceptions of novel foods, weight satisfaction, and a number of physical, psychological and lifestyle characteristics of the study’s participants.
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For their study, published in the journal Obesity, the researchers looked at more than 500 women with an average body mass index (BDI) of 25.96.
A recent small study asked women to say whether they’ve tried certain less common foods. Adventurous eaters were defined as being those who had tasted at least nine (9) of the items on the list. Those who had eaten the most eclectic variety of foods, like kimchi, beef tongue and seitan, rated themselves as more physically active, interested in nutrition and healthier than those with non-adventurous diets. “It could kick start a more novel, fun and healthy life of food adventure”, he said.
New York, July 3 (IANS): Being a little experimental with one’s eating habits could prove to be a surefire recipe to losing weight rather than sticking to healthy food on a daily basis, suggests a new research.
She went on to explain that exiting your comfort zone often encourages people to acquire a taste for foods that are healthier and have more nutrients that what they’re used to. “You are also less likely to get bored with meals or feel deprived”.
The study findings also showed that these fearless eaters, which the researchers call “food neophiles”, also had lower BMI ratings and better appreciation for cooking.
They even found that foodies were more sociable, throwing far more dinner parties.
Another interesting discovery was that non-adventurous eaters cared more about the way a meal looked than adventurous eaters.
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They say adventurous eaters weigh less and are healthier – showing it pays to be a foodie. However, adventurous eating was not associated with higher weight satisfaction.
