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Smell and Weight Loss: The Science
Summarized by Dr. Steven Petrosino, Ph.D. from an article originally
published by Susan Lark, MD
Dr. Alan R. Hirsch, M.D., a neurologist, and the founder of the Smell and
Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Inc., in Chicago has done most of the
innovative research in the field of Smell and appetite suppression. Dr. Hirsch
is the author of numerous research studies on the effects of smell on diverse
conditions such as weight loss, migraines, alcoholism, sexuality, and
claustrophobia.
Dr. Hirsch’s research suggested that specific aromas can deprogram overweight
people whose normal response to the smell of rich, unhealthy foods like
chocolate, doughnuts and pizza was to become hungry and overeat. Hirsch tested
the benefits of food odors to suppress appetite rather than stimulate appetite,
and found that there seemed to be certain smells that caused overweight
individuals to reduce their cravings, and therefore eat less.
In his previous research, Dr. Hirsch found that people preferred sweet
smells, and that strongly sweet scents such as chocolate often triggered
feelings of hunger and led to overeating or binge eating, while “neutral†| |