Underestimating calorie content when healthy foods are present: an averaging effect or a reference-dependent anchoring effect?
<h4>Objective</h4>Previous studies have shown that estimations of the calorie content of an unhealthy main meal food tend to be lower when the food is shown alongside a healthy item (e.g. fruit or vegetables) than when shown alone. This effect has been called the negative calorie illusio...
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| Main Authors: | Suzanna E Forwood, Amy Ahern, Gareth J Hollands, Paul C Fletcher, Theresa M Marteau |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0071475&type=printable |
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