In theory, 100 calorie snack packs are designed to help us fight overweight and obesity. But a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests they have the opposite effect. What's more, consuming potato chips in small packages can make us eat exactly twice as much as if we opted for large packages.
Also, people who eat snacks in small packages have less hesitation before opening a new package. According to the authors, everything indicates that the distribution of food in reduced portions makes us "self-deceive" and we are more indulgent with the consumption of calories .
If we also open these snacks in front of the "silly box", the effect worsens. As the Archives of Internal Medicine recently published, sitting in front of the television for more than five hours a day increases being overweight . The good news is that by halving TV viewing, you can burn around 120 more calories on average each day.
