Who remembers what they ate the night before when they wake up
in the morning? Or even what their breakfast was at lunchtime?
You probably think it doesn’t matter, but according to new
research, it may help you control your appetite.  In the British
study, individuals who had vivid memories of what they ate were
more likely to consume less at their following meal. Researchers
are uncertain if this was due to the exact memory of the food
eaten or the memory of the calories consumed, but both were
associated with changes in the amount eaten overall.  From
collecting 24-hour recalls from my patients, I have found too
often that many people completely forget what they ate after
finishing a meal. Perhaps it is because they are multi-tasking
while dining, simply eating too rapidly, or even having foods
that they don’t love. In any event, this lack of memory could be
a reason they are overeating and not losing weight.  As a
general rule, I ask my patients to food journal. Nine times out
of ten, the person who journa