About FoodT
FoodTrainer (FoodT) is a simple computer game that trains your brain to stop to certain unhealthy foods or drinks. Repeatedly playing this game builds up associations between certain foods (such as chocolate) and stopping, effectively putting the brakes on your eating behaviour.
Our research suggests that playing this game reduces cravings for foods like chocolate, making them easier to resist and reducing how much is eaten. Our first study in 83 adults showed that people who played the game just four times in one week lost weight and ate an average of 220 kcal less per day (roughly equivalent to a chocolate-iced doughnut!).
The brain training was developed by a team of Psychologists from the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff who have shown that this training reduces food intake in lab experiments and in the real world.
They are currently raising funds via crowdfunding to develop an iPhone version of FoodT.
The FoodT app has been developed in partnership with Psynovigo and was funded by the Wellcome Trust and University of Exeter.
Article Source - Read more https://www.exeter.ac.uk/foodt
No comments:
Post a Comment