Hunger shifts attention towards less healthy food options, study finds

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research suggests that when people are hungry, they focus more on the tastiness of food and tend to ignore nutritional information, which may contribute to poor dietary decisions. The study, published as a revised Reviewed Preprint in eLife, is described as important by the eLife editors. They say the well-designed experiments—including choice behavior, eye-tracking and state-of-the-art computational modeling—yield compelling evidence to support the conclusion that people who are hungry prioritize tastiness over healthiness in their food choices. Despite existing public health initiatives, the prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing in many countries. According to the World Health Organization, worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990, and ... Read full article.