Chocolate Addiction

After the nicotine patches to quit smoking, disembark at the vanilla patches for those who want to lose weight. Placed on the back of the hand, they broadcast a vanilla scent that would disgust the most addicted to chocolate bars and other sweets.

Dietitians of the St. Georges Hospital in London have found a way to end your addiction to chocolate: the patch. Indeed, the use of a patch with vanilla may help weight loss by reducing the urge to pastries, soft drinks and other sweets, often the cause of weight problems.
 
How to stop chocolate addiction

Researchers have proposed two groups of volunteers who are overweight to wear on the back of their hand a patch with vanilla and lemon patch. A final control group received no "treatment". Each group consisted of about fifty individuals.

After one month, the appetite of the "Group vanilla" for sweets was significantly decreased, especially for the chocolate consumption has halved. No effect was observed on the ingestion of salt or alcohol. And this change in feeding behavior resulted in them a significant weight loss over 2 kg against 1.4 kg for those bearing the patch with Lemon 1.1 kg for the control group.

Patches for smoking spread in the skin of nicotine, which is well absorbed by the body, while those with vanilla are glued to the back of the hand in order to spread at any moment their subtle perfume.

Researchers have not yet determined the effect of the aroma of vanilla, but they suggest that it may affect brain chemistry by reducing the levels of serotonin (a neurotransmitter suspected to play a role in appetite). Conversely, the chocolate contains chemicals that are converted into serotonin.

The benefits of these patches in weight loss were presented at the 13th International Congress of Dietetics held from July 24 to 27 in Edinburgh. These products could be marketed this year. These patches should be reserved for people suffering from a slight overweight and struggling to limit their consumption of sweets.

However, the results are still preliminary and further studies are needed to confirm this beneficial effect. Similarly, can we expect the development of patches against the hamburger, sauerkraut or cassoulet?

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