The effect of the color red on consuming food does not depend on achromatic (Michelson) contrast and extends to rubbing cream on the skin

Appetite

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 307-313

  Bruno, Nicola ^a   Martani, Margherita ^a   Corsini, Claudia ^a   Oleari, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color; Consumption; Contrast; Food; Perception; Plate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CACAO; COLOR; CREAM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN; TASTE;

COLOR; CONSUMPTION; CONTRAST; FOOD; PERCEPTION; PLATE;

ADULT; AGED; COLOR; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884764114     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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