Simply adding the word "fruit" makes sugar healthier: The misleading effect of symbolic information on the perceived healthiness of food.

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  2015

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  Appetite

• Publication date

  2015-12-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Mathematics, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.011PMID 26184340
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