SOC 808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Brian Wansink, Mindless Eating, Aisle
17 Apr 2017
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Dirty" (i. e. absorbs the most pesticides) -> strawberries, apple, nectarine. Canada -> higher quality because the bovine growth hormone (which has been linked to breast cancer) isn"t used. Us -> the only western country that uses the bovine growth hormone. Animal abuse: free range vs. free run: Free run -> chickens are still in a huge warehouse, but are not in cages; they have the space to run around by they do not see outside. Mindless eating by brian wansink: how does the environment unknowingly impact what you eat, awareness" is not enough. Stale popcorn study -> changing the size of the plate or bowl increases how much we serve and eat. Bottomless bowl study -> we don"t know when we are full. The joy of cooking too much -> calories of family recipes have increased. The cues around our home can lead us to eat more than we might want.
