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Boredom increases the consumption of 'exciting' healthy foods (e.g., cherry tomatoes) as effectively as it increases the consumption of unhealthy foods (e.g., sweets), provided the individual is high in objective self-awareness.
When bored, your brain seeks stimulation. If you are introspective, you might reach for sweets. However, you can satisfy this need by choosing 'exciting' healthy foods (like cherry tomatoes with strong flavor) instead of sweets. The key is the 'excitement' factor, not just the health factor.
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Study 3 demonstrated that among people high in objective self-awareness, high (vs. low) boredom increased the consumption of less healthy foods and the consumption of more exciting, healthy foods.
Why this rating
Supported by behavioral measurement in Study 3.
Source
Eaten up by boredom: consuming food to escape awareness of the bored self
Andrew B. Moynihan et al. · Frontiers in Psychology · 2015
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