Why does the "weight loss" industry insist on spending money on pills that could hurt our heart or drinks that taste like feet? If they would shift their focus to things such as "taste bud" research i think it would go alot farther.
To explain my hypothesis: if we research which taste buds make you like whipped cream and chocolate covered cherries and replace them with ones that love spinich and apples then we would all be thinner. No Jenny Craig, no "kirstie Alley's big life" reality series. Just a much healthier society. Why can't america get it throught their skulls? we are unhealthy because we a fat. Fat clogs arteries, fat puts more pressure on your muscles, fat makes every organ in your body work harder. And listen, I am preaching to myself because, like 98.9% of America I could stand to lose a few, but I know why. I need to love sugar free yogurt and whole wheat pasta. But, if you could fix my taste buds, i would never have to worry about it. If when I took a bit of peppermint ice cream drizzled with chocolate gnocce and it tasted like bad milk I'd probably stay away.
It would be an elective procedure, much like lasik surgery, and would pose few risks, minus the harming of your mother's feelings when you no longer love her famous pinapple cake. Sign me up, doc! I'd be first in line!
