I believe he's referring to the findings of this study: http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/abstract/70/7/797
I haven't had a chance to see the full article yet, but from what I can see it's claiming that participants engaged in "knowledge based work" appear to have a "spontaneous" increase in caloric consumption beyond what is actually needed... and that could in turn lead those engaged in more intellectual tasks on a regular basis to "overeat" and thus become overweight over time... And hey, if I can use the fact that I'm so intellectual as an excuse to explain my weight gain... nah, somehow I just don't think people would believe it... ======================================== G. Marc Turner, MEd, PhD Assistant Professor & Technology Coordinator Department of Psychology Texas State University-San Marcos San Marcos, TX 78666 Phone: (512) 245-2526 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: William Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:01 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] BREAKING RESEARCH NEWS please provide a citation. Bill Scott >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/10/08 12:50 PM >>> Thinking can make you fat.Thinking makes one hungry and stabilizes insulin levels.Btw,this would seem to contradict the Sheldon/Kretchmer (sp) that ectomorphs are cerebral and endomorphs are on an abs trip. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
