Forbidden Foods Will Call Out to You

Researchers in one study placed containers of chocolate kisses in three different locations accessible to individual office workers (in the desk, on the desk, and six feet from the desk), changing the location every few days. The researchers tracked the number of candies actually eaten each day, and then at the conclusion of the experiment asked participants to estimate how many they had consumed.

They learned two interesting things. First, participants ate 3 candies per day with the container six feet away, 5.7 per day with the candies hidden in their desks, and 8.6 with the candies on their desks (convenient and visible). Second, participants significantly underestimated how many candies they had eaten from the most inconvenient location.

Keep healthy foods accessible and visible. Don't buy and store unhealthy foods in your home or office, because you may eat more than you intend to.