The color red reduces snack food and soft drink intake

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The color red reduces snack food and soft drink intake. / Genschow, Oliver; Reutner, Leonie; Wänke, Michaela.
In: Appetite, Vol. 58, No. 2, 04.2012, p. 699-702.

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Genschow O, Reutner L, Wänke M. The color red reduces snack food and soft drink intake. Appetite. 2012 Apr;58(2):699-702. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.12.023

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title = "The color red reduces snack food and soft drink intake",
abstract = "Based on evidence that the color red elicits avoidance motivation across contexts (Mehta & Zhu, 2009), two studies investigated the effect of the color red on snack food and soft drink consumption. In line with our hypothesis, participants drank less from a red labeled cup than from a blue labeled cup (Study 1), and ate less snack food from a red plate than from a blue or white plate (Study 2). The results suggest that red functions as a subtle stop signal that works outside of focused awareness and thereby reduces incidental food and drink intake.",
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