A recently published research paper by the Birmingham team in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that zeroed in on attentive eating, claimed that paying attention to what one eats helps in developing control over one’s appetite.

A lot of people are on a chocolate shopping spree now, considering we are nearing Easter. To some, chocolate is a mere indulgence, but an enjoyable one. To others, it’s a root of guilt over cheating on diet.

Dr. Suzanne Higgs, from the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, said, "People make many decisions every day about what foods to eat and how much to eat. These decisions are made easily and seemingly without much thought. Yet underlying these choices are sophisticated psychological processes that can be easily disrupted, especially if we are distracted by other demands. So it is perhaps no surprise that we sometimes eat more than intended."

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