date:Mar 20, 2013
ter flavor, was turning people off to the healthy foods, Swoboda said.
People ate less fruits and vegetables, because in their head, they thought 'I have to chew gum before every meal -- do I really want a snack of grapefruit?' she said. Whereas, they were like, 'I'm so hungry I'm going to eat this double cheeseburger and it will taste the same.'
The findings are interesting, but they do not reveal how gum might change people's eating habits in the long run, said Brett Carter, a food behavior