Pharmacy DailyPharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 03 Jul 15

Overweight because of too much snacking? A computer game could be the answer. A study conducted by the UK’s University of Exeter found that playing the special game had some effect in helping people avoid unhealthy junk food. Participants played the game for ten minutes four times in one week, with the object being to avoid pressing on pictures of certain images such as chocolates and biscuits. The researchers postulated that the game was training their brains to cut out calories. According to a report in the Appetite journal, the majority of the 41 overweight adults who played the game lost a small amount of weight and consumed less calories for up to six months afterwards. And while we’re on the subject, a pair of Queen Victoria’s “big pants” are expected to attract a blooming good price when they go up for auction shortly. The cotton underwear (pictured) - which has a whopping 115cm waistline - goes under the hammer next week alongside a range of other intimate apparel including nightdresses and stockings worn by Her Majesty. The items are being sold by the Yesterday’ World museum in Sussex, and apparently the length of the waistband allows them to be accurately dated based on the many historic photos of Queen Victoria as she gained weight in her later years.

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