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March 23, 2011

Facial Expressions, Weight May Sway Kids' Eating

Facial Expressions, Weight May Sway Kids' Eating - FoxNews.com
If you want your kids to eat their broccoli, you might try smiling when you eat your own veggies, a small study suggests.

The French research team asked 120 adults and children to look at various photos of people eating. In the kids, the effect of the photos was much more complicated than in the adults.

In general, adults paid attention to body weight. That is, they were less likely to want a given food when the photo depicted an obese person eating it, versus a normal-weight diner.

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