Contact With Nature Linked to Healthy Eating, New Study Says

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFolks, tonight I have three talking points about a study that says going outside makes you eat better, and I want you to stay calm.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number one.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnglia Ruskin University surveyed five hundred adults in the UK about how much they notice nature and how often they go out into it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number two.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe university calls this the first evidence ever that nature can shape your relationship with food, and the first evidence ever is a questionnaire.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the lead author, Professor Viren Swami, says himself it's self-reported data and other countries need to be studied.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo five hundred people told a form they're doing great.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number three. The direct link between nature and intuitive eating is real, but the researchers say other pathways mattered even more.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFolks, the headline is the small part.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTheir theory is that nature builds self-compassion, which helps you not eat your feelings. I'll be standing in a park tonight, forgiving a sandwich.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorComing up later, a dog, a city credit card and what police say happened to some records.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNow that's a study I'd read.