EFFECTS OF VISUAL PRESENTATION OF CALORIC VALUES ON FOOD BUYING BY NORMAL AND OBESE PERSONS

Authors

Richard Milich, University of KentuckyFollow
Judy Anderson, North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Marcia Mills, North Carolina Memorial Hospital

Abstract

The effects of the visual presentation of the caloric values of food on the food buying behavior of 450 normal, overweight, and obese female subjects were studied, in a cafeteria setting. The caloric signs significantly decreased the total number of calories bought across all three weight groups. No differences were found among the three weight groups, either in the effect of the presentation of the caloric signs or in the total number of calories bought. The implications of these results were discussed, both in terms of present-day research on obesity as well as in terms of large scale modification of eating behavior.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1976

Notes/Citation Information

Dr. Milich was at Washington University when the article was originally published.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.2466/pms.1976.42.1.155

Repository Citation

Milich, Richard; Anderson, Judy; and Mills, Marcia, "EFFECTS OF VISUAL PRESENTATION OF CALORIC VALUES ON FOOD BUYING BY NORMAL AND OBESE PERSONS" (1976). Psychology Faculty Publications. 89.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_facpub/89