It may seem like a ridiculous claim, but that’s what television personality Dr. Oz argues, on a recent episode of The Dr. Oz Show. During the episode, he poses this question to three respected food personalities: Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, restaurateur Joe Bastianich, and food blogger Amanda Simpson.
Dr. Oz argues that “like the sexual kind of pornography, food porn whets your appetite in ways you have never imagined, allowing you to lust after the orgasm of the perfect bite.” He also suggests that looking at food porn can become an addiction, even bringing on a “food porn victim” who spends 6-8 hours a day looking at food porn, and who gained 20 pounds in two years. (She also happens to own a cupcake business.)
All three of Dr. Oz’s foodie guests strongly disagreed with his claims. Blogger Amanda Simpson dismantled his argument by noting that, even while maintaining her blog Food Porn Daily and writing a cookbook, she’d managed to lose 110 pounds through diet and exercise.
Gail Simmons argued that a person can be a regular food porn viewer and healthy: while we occasionally indulge in junky foods, we can eat healthfully most of the time just by thinking about what we put into our bodies. (If you want to see the entire debate, you can watch “The Dangers of Food Porn” on Eater.com.)
Tell us in the comments: which side of this debate do you fall on? Could looking at photos of elegant, unhealthy food entice us to eat poorly, or is Dr. Oz just looking for an over-the-top argument? Could there be any harm in spending a few hours gazing at photos of delicately-frosted desserts and carb-laden entrées? Do you look at food porn?
(via HuffPost)
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