One Big Mac surely won’t hurt?
Some new research from the University of Calgary is telling us that it will.
Apparently after a high fat meal, our bodies become more prone to stress. We react with increased “blood pressure, [raised] heart rates and [increased] resistance of blood vessels” to situations that wouldn’t normally invoke such a significant stress response.
I guess a high fat meal doesn’t just mean an extra 30 minutes on the treadmill anymore! Eeps!!
So two major things that we try to avoid like the plague in our efforts to lead a simply healthy life, stress and a high fat diet, have now come together to deliver a double blow to our efforts.
Don’t let this discourage you!
You wouldn’t want to increase your level of stress for no reason would you? So if choosing to go to McDonalds was a difficult option to turn down before, now you have a compelling reason to forego the BigMac and opt for something healthier. Perhaps it’s not such a difficult decision after all.
The hard part will come when you are already feeling the pressure. I don’t know about you, but it is when I’ve got 5 things on the go with zero time left to finish and people depending on me to get it all done, that I like to reach for the grease!
Next time though, before I go through the drive-thru, I may stop and think twice about what means more to me: Immediate reward or long-term success?
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