Using a fork instead of a spoon will make you lose weight, say studies

Won't you be shocked if someone told you that eating with a fork instead of a spoon would aid weight loss? A few researchers have claimed the same. They believe that a slight change in your eating behaviour can help you maintain an ideal weight. According to researchers, people tend to eat less when they use a fork instead of a spoon.
Not only changing their cutlery preference but also using paper plates made people eat less, claimed a study that was conducted by the University of Florida.It also revealed that if you eat in front of a mirror, it will help you lose weight as watching yourself while eating makes unhealthy food taste worse.

Researchers conducted a study on 185 students. They were asked to choose chocolate cake or fruit salad. It was found that those who ate in the room with a mirror gave less score to the taste of junk food than those who ate in the room without any mirror. However, it had no effect on the taste of fruit salad. Scientists then said, “A glance in the mirror tells people more than just about their physical appearance. It enables them to view themselves objectively and helps them to judge themselves and their behaviours in a same way that they judge others.”
It was analysed that mirrors push the subjects to compare their own behaviours with those that are accepted by social standards. It was also found that while eating unhealthy foods they avoided to look in the mirror as they thought that they were not adhering to those set standards.
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In another study, researchers asked people to eat chocolate cake with either fork or spoon. They were later asked about the taste and how much they’d like to eat. It was found that people who ate chocolate cake with spoon developed taste gradually. And this tendency made them eat more as they thought they were eating it in smaller quantity. Those who ate with fork ate less as they instantly developed the taste and ate chocolate cake in a limited quantity.

Apart from exercising and eating healthy, we have mentioned a few effective tips that will aid weight loss. These tips include :
Use smaller plates for eating
Chew your food properly
Avoid unhealthy foods or keep them out of your sight
Avoid grocery shopping empty stomach
Eat fiber-enriched foods, especially in breakfast
Eat small portions of foods
Avoid eating in the area if there is any electronic distraction
Use red plates for unhealthy foods. This may sound weird, but red plates make you eat less. As we associate red colour with danger and other man-made warnings, it stops us to eat any unhealthy food too!