Ha! I knew there was a reason why I can’t keep my hands off the hummus: a recent study shows that women may be less able to control their food cravings than men. According to this Newsday article, this may also explain why women have  a higher rate of obesity. In the study, a group of volunteers were presented with their favorite type of food while their brains were being monitored, and then told they could not eat it. They then had to use a technique to curb their desire for the food, using a special ‘inhibation technique’. Apparantly, the men’s brain activity went down while using the technique, while brain of the women stayed stimulated.

Well, all I know is that when you present me with, for example, a bowl of hummus and then ask me to exercise self-restraint and refrain from eating it, I might end up killing you. Or drooling. Or both at the same time…