"Obesity is obviously a tremendous public health concern," write authors Brent McFerran, Darren W. Dahl (both University of British Columbia), Gavan J. Fitzsimons (Duke University), and Andrea C. Morales (Arizona State University). "We decided to investigate how someone’s size and food choices could influence how much the people around them eat."

The researchers recruited 210 college students to participate in a study that was ostensibly about movie watching. The participants were told they would be paired with another student taking place in the study. The other student was actually a member of the research team whose natural build was thin (size 0, 105 pounds). But at times this same researcher donned an "obesity prosthesis," which made her appear to be a size 16 and 180 pounds.

All of the students were offered snacks while viewing film clips. The undercover researcher was served first, and helped herself to either a large or small serving before the student participant was offered the same bowl of food. In all cases, the amount of food the students accepted was influenced by the portion size chosen by the undercover researcher, regardless of her size.

"Most participants took a portion similar to what the researcher served herself," the authors explain. "However, it is clear that how much food each person took, and how much they ate depended on whether their companion was thin or obese."

Participants tended to mimic the thin companion’s portion sizes. But when they presumed the researcher to be obese, the participants adjusted the amounts they ate. "This indicates that people are influenced, even without being aware of it, by other people’s portion choices," the authors write.

"Our findings indicate that the size of the person you dine with matters much less than the size of the meal they order," the authors write. "If a heavy-set colleague eats a lot, you are likely to adjust your behavior and eat less. But a thin friend who eats a lot may lead you to eat more than you normally would."

Source:
Mary-Ann Twist
University of Chicago Press Journals

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So which is better? Clenbuterol or T3 Cytomel?

The answer varies from person to person, but this much is certain for everybody:  taking them both, together for 3 weeks, then stopping for 3 weeks and so on, is THE FASTEST way to burn fat and lose weight of anything on the market today, forget about Phentermine, ECA Stack, Hoodia and Xenical… Clenbuterol & T3 Cytomel stacked together will outperform all other products.

Now if you are just starting out, you might want to just take one or the other, my advise is STILL to take both, but to alternate 3 weeks of Clenbuterol then 3 weeks of T3 Cytomel, this means your body is always being stimulated in some way to make you lose weight, but your always resting your body from one of the medications for 3 weeks (neither T3 nor Clenbuterol can be used for longer than 3 weeks without requiring a 3 week break), unless you use Ketotifen with the Clenbuterol.

Finally if you must use one or the other, then yes Clenbuterol is more effective. Note that if you have ANY kind of thyroid problems then the Cytomel is not for you. Please consult with your doctor aswell.

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