STUDY ANALYSIS: People eat more big pretzels, faster

Scoff all you want, but this actually has important implications with regard to processed food and therefore obesity

New research from Penn State shows that the size of pretzels affects consumption by governing how quickly a person will eat them and how big their bites are. You can be forgiven for thinking this is a trivial finding. In fact, it’s not, because it has clear implications for our understanding of processed-food consumption, which is driving obesity.

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