Health Campaigns That Promote Exercise May Cause People To Eat More
Friday, February 27, 2009 - 12:14
in Psychology & Sociology
New research suggests that weight-loss campaigns that promote exercise may actually cause people to eat more. People who viewed posters suggesting that they "join a gym" or "take a walk" ate more food after looking at the posters than people who saw similarly designed posters prompting them to "make friends" or "be in a group," the researchers found.