You Can Avoid Junk Food By Playing A Video Game

Sometimes I get food cravings and they are almost impossible to avoid. It really does consume me to the point where I can't concentrate on anything else. I've tried pinching my ear, almost to the point where it bleeds.

Could the answer to fighting food cravings be as simple as playing a video game? A new study says yes it is. A new high score and your longing for junk food gone? Oh, Tetris, you little minx, you.

Researchers in England recently discovered that playing the game for just three minutes can curb urges significantly. "When you get a craving, you imagine what it will look, taste, and smell like," says study author Jackie Andrade, Ph. D. But highly visual tasks also require these same mental processes and it is difficult for your brain to focus on more than one at a time.

So if freshly baked pie is calling you, whip out your phone for a round Of Tetris, Candy Crush Saga, Minecraft any captivating game will work. (Huffington Post)

Do you have any secrets or tricks that help you fight junk food cravings?