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Health Library wrote:The notion that just looking at food can make some people gain weight may sound ludicrous, but it is closer to the truth than you may think. This was demonstrated at Yale University, where psychologist Judith Rodin measured the reactions in a group of former fat people to a thick juicy steak sizzling on a grill in front of them. It was to be their reward after an 18 hour fast. Dr.Rodin took blood samples as they watched the steak cooking. "Those who were highly responsive to the steak cooking before them also had high levels of insulin release from the pancreas gland." Dr. Rodin says, "Being turned on just by the sight of food set their metabolic process in motion. Insulin accelerates the intake of fat into the cells as we have just read. So the more insulin that is secreted, the faster the fat will be stored."

In short, those who drooled over the steak turned more of it into fat than those who didn't. "We think that 60% to 70% of the people who are moderately overweight are like this", says Dr. Rodin.