“How can just seeing a healthy option push people to make unhealthier choices? The title given to the paper describing these series of experiments is 'Vicarious Goal Fulfillment: When the Mere Presence of a Healthy Option Leads to an Ironically Indulgent Decision.'”
Weird human psychology. For example, when there is a healthy option for the side dish like salad, one tends to choose the unhealthiest like French fries, and not the neutral like baked potato. huh…
#HowNotToDiet #nutritionFacts
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