Food on the brain: Study finds that hungry people see food-related words more clearly
March 8, 2012
The Daily Mail:
Dieticians often warn of the dangers of over-indulging on calorific snacks and buying too much if we risk going food shopping while hungry.
And it appears they may have a valid point after new research has discovered that how hungry we are directly effects how we view everyday situations.
The study, published in Psychological Science, found that hungry people see food-related words more clearly than people who’ve just eaten.
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