Article: Good mood food Eat snacks, yet lose weight? Gabrielle Fagan discovers a new diet which claims to exploit a feel-good factor

Eat snacks, yet lose weight? Gabrielle Fagan discovers a new diet which claims to exploit a feel-good factor

Are you craving sweets and bingeing on starchy, fattening foods to cheer you through cold, dull winter days despite all those resolutions to lead a healthier lifestyle?

Well take yourself off the guilt rack, it's not your fault. And even better news: you can eat your way to happiness and lose weight.

According to American scientist Judith Wurtman, we need to snack on the very foods regarded as the dieter's enemy - carbohydrates like pasta, bread and potatoes - to feel good and get slimmer.

She explains: "We need carbs to produce good levels of serotonin, a mood-enhancing chemical ...

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