Instagram could help you lose weight!

A new study from Brigham Young University found that looking at pictures of food in places like Instagram or Pinterest can make eating less appealing.

BYU researchers showed 232 people photos of either sweet or salty food, and they were asked to rate the pictures.

Then, people were fed salty peanuts and were asked to rate their enjoyment. People who had looked at photos of salty food found peanuts less satisfying than people who looked at sweet photos.

The reason, researchers say, is because people get 'sensory boredom.' However, to reproduce this effect, you have to look at a lot of pictures. The test subjects looked at 60.

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