FULL STORY: Have you ever got out some chips . . . and then reached for something to dip them in, thinking, “This will make it healthier”?
Researchers at Penn State University have discovered a “disastrous link” between dips and caloric intake: Snackers consume 77% more calories when eating chips served with dip than just chips alone, without dip.
This seems obvious . . . but the researchers “assumed that adding dip to the snack would cause people to eat fewer chips.”
And . . . they don’t.
They did a study where a group of participants made two visits to the testing center. The first time they were given three small bags of chips. The second time, they were given three small bags of chips . . . and also ranch.
They told them to eat as much as they wanted . . . so the people just ate everything both times. So, people will eat roughly the same amount of chips in a snacking session whether or not there’s dip.
Also, they found that people would eat the chips FASTER if there’s dip involved.
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