4hodmt comments on Life Advice Repository - Less Wrong

9 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 18 October 2015 12:08PM

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Comment author: 4hodmt 20 October 2015 10:12:39PM 0 points [-]

Dessert is tasty even when you're already full, so if you're going to eat some eat it first to avoid obesity. This might not work if you have a strong habit of clearing your plate even if you don't need more food.

Comment author: [deleted] 21 October 2015 09:50:24PM 1 point [-]

Related life advice: Get smaller plates, you'll eat less.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 22 October 2015 02:49:47PM -2 points [-]

Dessert is tasty even when you're already full

The law of marginal utility satisfaction says no. But it's still true that you need to watch how much you eat.