Tuesday, April 19, 2011

When a salad is not a salad: Why are dieters easily misled by food names?

Dieters are so involved with trying to eat virtuously that they are more likely than non-dieters to choose unhealthy foods that are labeled as healthy, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. It seems dieter focus on food names can work to their disadvantage.

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