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This is what happens if you eat often in front of your mobile (and other screens)
Psychology
As happens when we sleep near a mobile phone, having these types of screens nearby when we are eating (or having dinner) do us a disservice
In the words of Jan Chozen, “to truly experience a feast in the mouth, we do not need a more intense dressing, but the presence of being aware”, so although we strive to fill our tables with distractions, the recommendation is to eliminate the screens ( phones, tablet, television) and enjoy what we consume and the company that usually surrounds the moments of ingestion.
And it is that if the screens are not advisable before going to sleep, not during lunch or dinner because they disconnect us from what is truly important. At least, this is how Cristina Andrades, a health psychologist and specialist in eating behavior disorders, values it, which indicates that the moment of eating usually involves a
contact or social gathering. “When this happens, the screens disconnect us from both things. If we eat alone, we also disconnect from the enjoyment of the flavors, smells and colors of what we are eating, “he says.
Of course, for the expert, screens and television in particular must be “demonized” because it speaks of preferences: “Each person, moment and situation may require certain guidelines.”
No screens
As much as telephone devices, televisions and ‘tablets’ make life easier for us and also bring us closer to those people who are far away, they will never be well seen at certain times. For example, Gabriela Paoli, an expert in sleep, assures that having telephones nearby is not “nothing good” when we go to sleep because if we wake up during the night, “we will surely succumb to connecting, and there we will lose hours of sleep that will have consequences. negative the next day.
The same happens when we sit at the table to eat … In general terms, as Cristina Andrades says, eating in front of the screens «reduces communication between people who share the table, we pay less visual attention to what we consume, we do not apply all our senses at the time of the meal, we activate an automatic pilot that makes us eat without paying attention to the sensations of hunger and satiety, it makes us increase our speed of the intake, and a long etc. ».
“When we talk about eating with or without screens, we always focus on the idea that screens make us eat faster and without them we can eat slower. I do not like that this idea is implemented together with the fact that removing the screens the number of bacodos is counted, it allows us to put down the fork … Sometimes it is believed that looking for that slowness will lose weight when it is not. We forget that by eating slower we enjoy the texture and taste of the food, “says the expert.
A healthier diet
Just at this time of year, we forget about this part of “eating well” and focus on performing miracle (and harmful) diets that, according to Cristina Andrades, take us away from respecting our physical and psychological needs and which in turn imply a series of restrictions and controls that may adversely affect us in the future.
In conclusion, eating healthy and eating well, must begin by respecting and taking care of our physical health and also our mental health: activating all our senses, making healthy choices but being flexible and respectful with us. Of course, if possible, without the mobile phone or TV in front of it.