Smelling your food makes you fat

[Justiina]

Not sure what to think about this.

I do not eat any candies, but I can smell them and I imagine how they taste. Haven't gained any weight!

But to be serious, this is interesting theory!

news.berkeley.edu/2017/07/0...

[jamiface]

I am living proof that this is not true in humans, (well, this human, anyway!) I've never lost any weight in the dozen years I've had anosmia, quite the opposite in fact. 😢

[Justiina in reply to jamiface]

Like I said it's interesting theory, but you came and proved it isn't that simple I figure on a paper it can work if there is nothing else wrong. But in reality as we know things are far more complicated.

Sorry to hear you have anosmia

[greygoose in reply to jamiface]

But, then again, you are hypo. The mice weren't, as far as we know.