Labeling snacks as low-fat” can increase consumption by as much as 50 percent, they conclude. Across three studies, they show that low-fat labels lead all consumers—particularly those who are overweight—to overeat snack foods by as much as 50 percent above their target. In this way, healthy labels that ostensibly train us to pay attention to what we eat ironically make us more mindless when we’re snacking. m.theatlantic/health/archive/2014/04/how-your-brain-lies-to-you-about-health/360900/
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