Study: The potential of obesity decreases when the sense of smell is good

tirto.id – Researchers say that there is an important relationship between odor and obesity. The study indicates that the more a person can feel, the more they will tend to be thin, or vice versa.

Scientists from the University of Otago, New Zealand, badyzed in a study published in the journal Obesity Reviews data from published scientific articles on the relationship between weight and weight loss. ;odour. In addition, they also collected information from 1,500 respondents.

"After gathering evidence, we found that there was a strong relationship between body weight and olfactory capacity – the more a person feels, the more likely they are to become thin, or vice versa," said Dr. Dr, senior author. Mei Peng, as reported Medical Express, Thursday (01/03/2018).

Of the five senses, Dr. Peng considers odor odor difficult to understand, but he also added that the possibility of these senses is the most important sense for influencing food different tastes of food.

"We found that the ability of obese people to detect and distinguish odors was not as effective as thin people, which can increase obese people's chances of making poor food choices because they will need more Other forms of stimulation to enjoy it. " Add Peng.

For example, they might choose, or are more interested in, more salty and tasty foods such as bacon and maple syrup than more tasteless foods such as low-fat cereals with a little sugar, "he said. he continued.

Peng hopes this research will increase awareness of the relationship between human eating behavior and the sense of smell. He hopes that research will continue to badyze this olfactory factor in various forms of the human body.

Obesity is a health problem that affects millions of people around the world. And obesity is a risk factor for many deadly diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.

Citing the baseline data on health research (Riskesdas) 2018, obesity rates in Indonesia alone have increased since 2013, from 14% to 21%, an increase of 7%.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), global obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. In a recent study, it was revealed that the obesity epidemic in the United States continued to deteriorate even though billions of dollars had been spent to combat it.

One of the causes of obesity is certainly an irregular diet, usually caused by the choice of a diet considered unhealthy. And this could be because our odor smell is considered problematic.