{"id":186044,"date":"2021-09-02T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T09:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=186044"},"modified":"2021-09-02T09:18:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T09:18:06","slug":"this-mobile-game-will-help-you-eat-less-junk-and-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/09\/02\/this-mobile-game-will-help-you-eat-less-junk-and-lose-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"This Mobile Game Will Help You Eat Less Junk and Lose Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers from the University of Exeter designed a brain-training mobile game that can help you make better food choices. How does it work and where can you get it? Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The game is called The Food Trainer (FoodT app) and it has been designed to train players to stop the impulse to reach for unhealthy foods. Researchers recruited 1,234 people for their study<\/a> to see if their game could successfully influence dietary habits.<\/p>\n

They lost 0,5 kg of weight<\/strong><\/h2>\n

They found that playing the game about once per day for a month led to a reduction in junk food consumption and a small increase in healthy food. This resulted in a weight loss of 0,5 kg on average across all participants.<\/p>\n

“As an example, someone who ate each junk food 2-4 times a week reduced this to once a week after using the app regularly for a month. We would expect to see this because the app targets mechanisms that lead people to become overweight, such as the strong urges to approach and consume tempting junk foods,” said Professor Natalia Lawrence, of the University of Exeter.<\/p>\n

How does FoodT work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The game is quite simple. You choose unhealthy junk food<\/a> you\u2019re having trouble resisting and the game shows you images of those foods mixed with other healthy foods and other items. And you\u2019re rated on how quickly you\u2019re able to click on healthy foods<\/a> while also resisting clicking on junk foods. This repeatedly trains your brain to stop the impulse to choose junk food.<\/p>\n

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