College students were told that their job was to evaluate the taste of ice cream. The students were given several vats of ice cream to sample from and the choice of zero, one or two milkshakes. While the normal eaters ate less ice cream and passed up the milkshake, restrained eaters not only drank two milkshakes but sampled more ice cream than everyone else. She suggested the following rules for healthy eating in the long term. Go no longer than five waking hours without eating.
All foods are allowable in moderation.
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