The world of
psychology is strange. Every now and then we find new studies being published
in journals—studies that set our minds into a state of bewilderment. I came
across one such study that ruled: THE SIGHT OF RED HELPS US LOOSE WEIGHT.
Can it be
true? The answer is both yes and no. In the study, three experimental groups
were served food on plates that were either of the three colors: Red, white,
and blue. The group that received the red plate consumed relatively lesser than
their counterparts did. Hence, it was inferred that serving food in red dished
lead to a reduction in appetite.
But hold
on…while the research holds true for the majority of subjects it was conducted
on, there were some individual differences under varied conditions. Red failed
to show its effect in a similar way when the subjects were informed that
they’re being tested for a hypothesis which stated that ‘THE SIGHT OF RED HELPS
US LOOSE WEIGHT’. Something akin to placebo effect…
And now
since you too know the secret, I guess it won’t work for you either, typically
when you’re aware of it. But don’t worry there are many other ways of loosing
those extra pounds that assures more success than eating on a red place
does.