Unhealthy snacks play on our unconscious

Monday, January 24, 2011 - 09:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Chances are small that young people will exchange the Mars bar or bag of chips in their hands for an apple or an orange. Even when they know that fruit is healthier and this is widely reported. That unhealthy snacks exert a big pull on the youth in an unconscious manner is the conclusion drawn by Wageningen consumer researchers in this month's Food Quality and Preference magazine.

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