60-Second Mind
60-Second Mind
Scientific American
Eaters Assume Crunchy Foods Have Fewer Calories
2 minutes Posted May 7, 2014 at 6:30 pm.
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Food’s texture in your mouth—also called “mouthfeel” or “oral haptics”—influences estimates of calorie counts. And people might eat more crunchy stuff assuming (often incorrectly) it has fewer calories than softer fare. Christie Nicholson reports