How do you choose foods when you go to the grocery store? For some people, stocking up involves first checking prices and looking for promotions, while others are very clear about which brands they prefer or which products they typically buy. There are also those who take a few minutes to read labels, compare ingredients, check the expiration date, or look at the front-of-package seals before deciding what to take.
However, on social media, attention began to be drawn to a video in which a kinesiologist proposes a fairly different way of choosing foods. Instead of directly checking the product information, the young woman uses a body movement test to determine which food represents a “yes” for her body and which would be a “no,” a technique that quickly generated reactions on the internet.
The recording even became a source of memes in the comments, mainly because the test involves holding the product close to the body and watching which way the person moves. The video presents the technique as a way to identify which foods might suit each person best.
What does the strange tip for choosing foods involve?
The video’s protagonist explains that she uses what she identifies as “The Swing Test”, a test based on body swaying. According to the way she presents it, one must first learn to recognize which bodily response represents a “yes” and which corresponds to a “no,” in order to use that movement when making decisions.
In her case, the forward movement represents an affirmative response, while leaning backward means the response is negative. From there the demonstration in the supermarket begins, using two different products to observe what happens when she brings them close to her body.
The young woman argues that in this way she can interpret her body’s response and use it as a kind of guide to knowing which products to choose. The procedure does not involve reading the label or directly comparing the nutritional information, but rather paying attention to the movement the body makes in front of each food.
She tested the method with two brands of sardines
To demonstrate how her technique works, the kinesiologist chose two brands of sardines. The test consisted of taking each product and placing it near her sternum, then observing which direction her body leaned.
With the first can, her body moved backward, so she interpreted that movement as a “no.” She even noted that the product contained olive oil, but still the bodily response she obtained during the test was negative, according to her own interpretation of the exercise.
Then she took a second can of sardines and repeated exactly the same procedure. On this occasion, she claimed that her body leaned forward, a movement that, for her, represents a “yes” and that, therefore, she took as an affirmative response for that food.
Although the method may be curious and become a different way of interacting with products while you shop, there is no established scientific basis that would allow determining, through this body sway, whether a food is beneficial, harmful, or suitable for a person.
