This Popular Diet Might Cause Personalities To Change In A Weird Way

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“Personality affects everything we do,” says Michael Mantell, senior fitness consultant for behavioral sciences for the American Council on Exercise. People who are open, says Mantell, tend to be imaginative, curious, and attentive to their inner feelings. Conscientiousness, he says, describes people who are careful, vigilant, highly organized, efficient, and self-disciplined. So it makes sense that both traits would be linked to healthy habits. If people want to motivate themselves to start eating healthy and they don’t feel particularly open or conscientious, Mantell says those traits can be developed.

Key Takeaways:

  • Low-carb diet may affect the way people make decisions
  • High protein diet boosts level of dopamine which may make people more tolerant and willing to accept an unfair offer
  • While there is a link, more research needs to be done to determine causality.

“People who had a low-carb breakfast were much more likely to accept unfair offers than those who had high-carb breakfasts.”

Read more: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/going-low-carb-personality-change