Eating food with your hands makes it taste better, a study shows but beware, it also makes you eat more.
Being able to physically touch the food enhances the brain’s sensory perceptions, scientists said. This means that even before food reaches the mouth, touching it makes the brain think it is tastier and more satisfying than it would be if using cutlery.
But researchers found that the effects were only present in people who typically restrict their diet.
People who tend to eat what they want did not find food tastier if they held it first. The findings from the research showed that those with the highest self-control who were allowed to eat the cheese with their hand consumed more than those who ate with a fork. Do you agree with this study?
Do you eat more with your hands than with cutlery?