
Studies have shown that adventurous eaters are healthier, thinner and more social.
A recent survey says that adventurous eaters have healthier diets and thinner bodies, which could be good news for those passionate about trying out unusual dishes. They’re more commonly known as “foodies” or “gourmands” due to their enjoyment of food, but also uncommon recipes and new ways to try them.
The study was conducted on 512 women of both racial and cultural diversity from different parts of America. All had the average body mass index (BMI) and none were declared as vegetarians in order to present as little bias of the study as possible.
Their spirit of adventure regarding food was measured through a series of factors, such as their perception of novel foods that might not be found at every restaurant, lifestyle, physical activity and psychological traits, such as their personality.
They took the aforementioned factors into consideration and inquired about their eating habits along with their general satisfaction with their own bodies. The participants were given a list of 16 types of uncommon food, untypical for the average American, and asked which of them they have been curious enough to try throughout their lives.
In order to be considered an “adventurous eater”, the participating women had to have tried over half of the listed meals. Meaning 9 out of the items should have been experienced for them to gain the label, which included dishes such as Kimchi, polenta, beef tongue, bean sprouts and seitan.
The results showed that along with the fact that adventurous eaters have healthier diets and eating habits, they also generally have a lower body mass index. They also spend more time exercising, are more social, and much less concerned about the aspect of their food than unhealthy eaters.
What is important about the study is that it will open new horizon for dieticians who could encourage their patients to try new things. Exiting one’s comfort zone can actually prove to be healthy for the body and a diversified diet could help losing weight.
The researchers found that adventurous eaters are also more prone to learning how to cook novel dishes and explore their food pallet over dinner with their friends.
Perhaps foods that have been avoided in the past hold necessary nutrients that you might not even know your body craves. Bringing a bit of variety to your diet could eliminate the routine meals and boredom that has been associated to eating out of lack of activity and thus gaining weight.
Studies have also suggested that the food’s aspect is an important factor before its even tasted and most refuse solely based on how it looks. Adventurous eaters easily step over that obstacle, so it has been suggested that non-adventurous eaters might dabble in uncommon dishes if the packing were to be more appealing.
There is no exact proof that BMI is influenced by eating unusual meals, but it certainly can’t hurt your health or cause you to gain weight. It can, however, help you diversify your food pallet and perhaps discover tasty, healthier foods to enjoy.
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Adventure eaters are more healthier because they do not rely on any particular type of food but rather experiment with many different type of food.
A normal person would always prefer a pizza over any other type of new food whereas when you’re speaking about the adventure eater, they would have be consuming pizza one-day and they would experiment with the new Italian snack the other day and the law of averages states that when you consume such new foodstuffs each and every day, you would be consuming near the average amount of calories which you should be consuming and therefore they are much more healthier than they are much more fit as well.
When I was following a diet of Lisa plog, a portion of my calories was always recommended to be consumed from new foodstuffs provided that did not contain cheese or other dairy products and using her advice, and the rest of her diet which was recommended by lisa plog I was able to lose over 22 pounds. Google for “lisa plog diet plans” and you would be able to find her diet.
The point being that, if you’re experimenting with foodstuffs, you should not just be experimenting with a single type of foodstuffs but you should always be having a versatile choice when it comes to experimenting with foodstuffs.